Department of Agricultural Economics (BW27)
Mission:
To stimulate basic, applied and innovative research on all socio-economic aspects of agriculture, nutrition, natural resources and rural development as a basis for excellence in education and decision support in business and government.Themes:
To stimulate basic, applied and innovative research on all socio-economic aspects of agriculture, nutrition, natural resources and rural development as a basis for excellence in education and decision support in business and government.- natural resource management;
- rural (development) economics and sociology;
- business management;
- agri-food marketing and supply chain management;
- agricultural economics;
- agricultural, food and environmental policy;
- consumer behavior.
Social impact:
Apacity building, market research, decision support for policy and business.
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Agenda
The Chancellor of Ghent University has the honour of inviting you to attend the public defense of the doctoral dissertation of:
Mariam Amadou Diallo
Title of the doctoral dessertation
Evaluating pathways for food systems transformation in Africa and Europe: trade policy, agricultural investment, and digitalisation
Practical
Date: Thursday 26 February 2026
Time: 14:00
Location:A0.1 Academieraadzaal (A0.030),
Blok A,
Coupure Links 653,
9000 Gent
The Chancellor of Ghent University has the honour of inviting you to attend the public defense of the doctoral dissertation of:
Willy Désiré Emera
Title of the doctoral dessertation
Subsistence Farming, Household Vulnerability, and Child Malnutrition: Understanding Food and Nutrition Security Challenges in Rural Burundi
Practical
Date: Friday 27 February 2026
Time: 14:00
Location:A0.1 Academieraadzaal (A0.030),
Blok A,
Coupure Links 653,
9000 Gent