Agecon

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.
  1. natural resource management;
  2. rural (development) economics and sociology;
  3. business management;
  4. agri-food marketing and supply chain management;
  5. agricultural economics;
  6. agricultural, food and environmental policy;
  7. 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

Invitation PhD Mariam Amadou Diallo



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