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I am an assistant professor in agricultural economics and food policy in the Earth and Life Institute at the University of Louvain, Belgium. I have an interdisciplinary background with a MSc in Bio-Science Engineering and a PhD in agricultural economics from the University of Leuven. Prior to joining the University of Louvain, I was a visiting researcher at Wageningen University, University of Göttingen and the World Bank.

My research focuses on the transformation towards sustainable, healthy and inclusive food systems. My research group investigates the decisions made by farmers, consumers and other actors in food systems to develop a sound food policy, thereby recognizing the complexity of economic, social and environmental factors driving and affected by food systems. Research topics include coordination and certification in food value chains, employment and rural labor markets, and adoption of sustainable agricultural practices, with specific attention to gender, nutrition and food security. Please find here an overview of my publications.

I frequently engage in inter- and transdisciplinary research, and work together with various research institutes and NGOs. I have extensive experience with survey design, quantitative and qualitative data collection and impact evaluation, and conducted and/or supervised field work in Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Senegal, Uganda, Benin, Vietnam and Belgium. Since 2021, I am a senior editor for the journal of Food Security.  

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