Marie Van Espen
PhD student
Department of agricultural economics
Agro-food marketing and consumer behavior
Ghent University
Coupure links 653
9000 Ghent, Belgium
marie.vanespen@ugent.be
Marie is a Belgian PhD student, and joined the department of Agricultural Economics in October 2022. She holds a MSc Degree in Bioscience Engineering – Agricultural Sciences from the KU Leuven and a MSc Degree in Globalisation and Development from the Institute of Development Policy of the University of Antwerp. Prior to gaining an FWO-mandate in November 2023, Marie’s research focused on processing and valorising data concerning beekeeping in Europe, gathered in the context of the European project B-GOOD.
Marie holds a PhD fellowship fundamental research from the Research Foundation Flanders – FWO for her research titled ‘Sowing the seeds of adaptation’. In three rounds of data collection comprising of interviews and surveys, Marie aims to, on the one hand, understand how climate change is viewed in the European agrifood sector by comparing experiences and perceptions among actors across different agricultural sectors and geographical regions, and on the other hand, to contribute to the resilience of European agriculture by developing sustainable business models that combine the insights of actors along the entire agrifood chain. Specifically, this research will focus on the apple/pear, potato, and beef cattle sectors in case-study countries Belgium, Ireland, Italy, and Poland.
- Mixed-methods
- Agri-food sector
- Climate change adaptation
Marie Van Espen
PhD student
Department of agricultural economics
Agro-food marketing and consumer behavior
Ghent University
Coupure links 653
9000 Ghent, Belgium
marie.vanespen@ugent.be
Bio
Marie is a Belgian PhD student, and joined the department of Agricultural Economics in October 2022. She holds a MSc Degree in Bioscience Engineering - Agricultural Sciences from the KU Leuven and a MSc Degree in Globalisation and Development from the Institute of Development Policy of the University of Antwerp. Prior to gaining an FWO-mandate in November 2023, Marie's research focused on processing and valorising data concerning beekeeping in Europe, gathered in the context of the European project B-GOOD.
Research
Marie holds a PhD fellowship fundamental research from the Research Foundation Flanders - FWO for her research titled 'Sowing the seeds of adaptation'. In three rounds of data collection comprising of interviews and surveys, Marie aims to, on the one hand, understand how climate change is viewed in the European agrifood sector by comparing experiences and perceptions among actors across different agricultural sectors and geographical regions, and on the other hand, to contribute to the resilience of European agriculture by developing sustainable business models that combine the insights of actors along the entire agrifood chain. Specifically, this research will focus on the apple/pear, potato, and beef cattle sectors in case-study countries Belgium, Ireland, Italy, and Poland.