Agri-food marketing and chain management
Research domain and areas
Research domain
This research group aims to be a leading center for knowledge development and dissemination within the domain of agri-food marketing & chain management. Through applying, generally, quantitative research methods (ex-ante/ex-post), we conduct socio-economic research at specific levels of the supply chain, or on the supply chain as a whole. Our research typically consist of multi-disciplinary collaborations, by which we aim to valorize innovations/technologies and provide socio-economic evidence to the quadruple helix (chain actors from farm to fork; policy makers; researchers; and the community). Due to the applied nature of our research, the scope of projects in our group is broad, from research in the European Union to capacity building in developing regions.
Research areas
Our division of Agri-food Marketing and Chain Management combines different types of expertise:ย
- Prof. Hans De Steur (personal website): Agri-food marketing (Stakeholder behavior from farmer to consumer, socio-economic methods, experimental & synthesis methods)
- Prof. Xavier Gellynck: Agri-business management (Chain & network management, waste management, sustainability management)
- Dr. Joachim Schouteten: Sensory analysis (Sensory evaluation, Affective science, Food design, Business development)
For an overview of our division (Vision, Mission & Business definition; Topics & Projects; Research team)
Research themes
- See our โDivision presentationโ for examples of research and projects
- Prof. Hans De Steur (research topics)
- Prof. Xavier Gellynck (research topics)
- Dr. Joachim Schouteten (research topics)
- Researchers (see below)
Educationโ
- Advanced Marketing and Agribusiness Management (I002763)
- Agricultural and Food Economics (in Dutch) (F000386)
- Applied Management (in Dutch) (I700065)
- Applied Rural Economic Research Methods โ Partim I (I002798)
- Consumer Behaviour and Marketing of Bio-industrial Products (in Dutch) (I002720)
- Economics (in Dutch) (I002446)
- Economics and Marketing (GUGC) (O000024)
- Entrepreneurship and Business Management (in Dutch) (I700221)
- Management of an agricultural or horticultural company (in Dutch) (I700251)
- Project Management, Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property (GUGC) (O000151)
- Rheology and sensory analysis (in Dutch) (I700227)
- Rural Project Management (I002714)
- Sensory Analysis (I002722)
Sensolab
Our division of Agri-food Marketing and Chain Management combines different types of expertise:ย
- Prof. Hans De Steur (personal website): Agri-food marketing (Stakeholder behavior from farmer to consumer, socio-economic methods, experimental & synthesis methods)
- Prof. Xavier Gellynck: Agri-business management (Chain & network management, waste management, sustainability management)
- Dr. Joachim Schouteten: Sensory analysis (Sensory evaluation, Affective science, Food design, Business development)
For an overview of our division (Vision, Mission & Business definition; Topics & Projects; Research team)


Xavier Gellynck
Professor

Hans De Steur
Professor Dr.
Multidisciplinary background in sociology, economics and agricultural economics...

Joachim Schouteten
Doctorassistent
Joachim Schouteten holds a PhD in Applied Biological Sciences: Food...

Marcia Dutra de Barcellos
Professor Dr.
Marcia Dutra de Barcellos joined the Department of...

Esther Van Parys
PhD candidate
Esther Van Parys is a PhD researcher at the Department of...

Di Minh Duc Tran
PhD candidate
Di Minh Duc Tran received a MSc degree from International Master of...

Listia Rini
PhD candidate
Listia Rini is a doctoral researcher at the Department of...

Tigist Waktole Berkesa
PhD candidate
Tigist Waktole Berkesa is a PhD researcher at the Department of...

Lidya Samuel
PhD candidate
Lidya Samuel is an Ethiopian Phd Student and Researcher at Ghent...

Nataly Merino Gaibor
PhD candidate
Elvia Merino-Gaibor graduated as a Master in Business Administration...

Yixuan Guo
PhD candidate
Yixuan Guo is a PhD researcher at the Department of Agricultural Economics...

Simoun Rainier Luis Bayudan
Doctoral Researcher
Simoun is a doctoral researcher in the Department...

Marie Claire Custodio
PhD candidate
Marie Claire Custodio is a PhD researcher at the Department of...

Dilshad Zahan Ethen
PhD candidate
Dilshad Zahan Ethen is a PhD researcher at the Department of...

Margo Degieter
PhD candidate
Margo Degieter is a doctoral researcher at the Department of...

Nathaline Onek Aparo
PhD candidate
Nathaline Onek Aparo is an agricultural and rural development specialist...

Diana Kirungi
Diana Kirungi PhD candidate
Diana Kirungi holds an MSc degree from the Nutrition and Rural Development...

Joshua Wesana
Postgraduate researcher
Joshua Wesana holds a PhD in Food Science and Nutrition from...

Heidi Vandenhaute
PhD candidate
Heidi Vandenhaute is an assistant at the Department of Agricultural...

Susie Teshome
PhD Candidate
I am a PhD student and researcher at the Department of Agricultural Economics...

Hui Lin
PhD Candidate
Hui Lin is a PhD researcher at the Department of Agricultural Economics...

Monika Varbanova
PhD candidate
Monika Varbanova is an EU policy analysist and author in a leading economic...

Pulkeria Pascoe
PhD candidate
CPA Pulkeria Pascoe is a PhD student within the Department of...