Associate Professor of Agricultural economics and valuation at the Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, obtained the National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor (Sector 07/A1 – Agricultutal Economics and Valuation). He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economic and Policy (2007) from the University of Palermo and a Postgraduate Specialization Diploma in “Politique et choix publique en agriculture et alimentation (2005) from Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier. It is the Italian country director of the EuroMed Academy of Business (EMRBI), fellow of the EMRBI and a Co-Chair of its Research Interest Committee in Agribusiness. He is the scientific officer of the EnerNETMob project co-funded by the European Interreg Med program and of the project F.O.R.M.A. funded by the National Operational Programme Inclusion. His research interests include stakeholder engagement and management in the agri-food sector, agribusiness, management and marketing strategies, logistics, and market analysis. His research has been published in a wide range of international peer-reviewed journals indexed ISI/Scopus.

Agricultural economics
Sustainable business models
Agri-food logistics
Stakeholders engagement
Agri-food markets