Personal Details 

Name: Riesgo, Laura

Citizenship: Spanish

Current Appointment

Since December 2022: Full Professor. Department of Economics. Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Sevilla)

Previous Positions and Visiting Appointments

• June 2011 - December 2022: Associate Professor. Department of Economics. Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Sevilla).

• June 2014 - June 2020: Senior Researcher (Contractual Agent). Economics of Agriculture Unit. Joint Research Centre - European Commission.

• June 2009 - May 2011: Postdoctoral Researcher (Grant Holder 30). Agriculture and Life Sciences in the Economy Unit. Joint Research Centre - European Commission.

• November 2007 - January 2008: Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Food and Resource Economics. Copenhagen (Denmark).

• October 2006 - May 2009: Associate Professor. Department of Economics. Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Spain).

• October 2002 - September 2005: Assistant Professor. Department of Economics. Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Spain).

• February 2001 - September 2002: Research fellowship. Universidad de Valladolid (Spain).

• December 2001: Research fellowship. Universidad de Oviedo (Spain).

• October 2001 - November 2001: Research fellowship. Hispalink- Oviedo (Spain).

• October 1999 - June 2000: Ph.D. student and research assistant. Universidad de Oviedo (Spain).

Education

• November 2004: Ph.D. in Economics (Honours). Universidad de Oviedo (Spain).

Dissertation: Sustainability of irrigated agriculture in the Duero Basin under the Water Framework Directive and the Common Agricultural Policy (Sostenibilidad del regadío en la cuenca del Duero ante los retos de la Directiva Marco de Aguas y la reforma de la Política Agraria Común).

Supervisor: José A. Gómez-Limón.

• September 1999: B.A. in Economics. Universidad de Oviedo (Spain).

Research Fields

• Major fields: Agricultural Economics, Resource Economics, Multicriteria Decision Analysis, Development Economics.

• Sub-fields: Agricultural Sustainability, Water Economics, Socio-economic Analysis of Genetically Modified Crops, Multiattribute Utility Theory.

Publications

Articles in Journals included in Web of Science:

1. Areal, F.J.; Riesgo, L. EU inspections of GM content in food and feed: Are they effective. Agriculture, 11(9), 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11090842 

2. Garzón Delvaux, P.A.; Riesgo, L.; Gomez y Paloma, S. Are small farms more performant than larger ones in developing countries? Science Advances, 6(41): eabb8235, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb8235

3. Borrego-Marín, M.M.; Riesgo, L. Measuring the Sustainability of Water Plans in Inter-Regional Spanish River Basins. Water, 8: 342, 2016. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8080342  

4. Gómez-Limón, J.A., Gutierrez-Martín, C., Riesgo, L. "Modeling at farm level: Positive Multi-Attribute Utility Programming". Omega, 65: 17-27, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2015.12.004  

5. Palomo-Hierro, S.; Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “Water Markets in Spain: Performance and challenges”. Water, 7(2): 652-678, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w7020652  

6. Areal, F.J.; Riesgo, L. “Probability functions to build composite indicators: A methodology to measure environmental impacts of genetically modified crops”. Ecological Indicators, 52: 498-516, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.01.008   

7. Areal, F.J., Riesgo, L. “Farmers’ views on the future of olive farming in Andalusia, Spain”. Land Use Policy, 36: 543-553, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.10.005

8. Marceau, A.; Gustafson, D.I.; Brants, I.O.; Leprince, F.; Foueillassar, X.; Riesgo, L.; Areal, F.J.; Sowa, S.; Kraic, J.; Badea, E.M. “Updated empirical model of genetically-modified maize grain production practices to achieve European Union labeling thresholds”. Crop Science, 53: 1712-1721, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2012.04.0224

9. Areal, F.J.; Riesgo, L.; Rodríguez-Cerezo, E. “Economic and Agronomic Impact of commercialised GM crops: a meta-analysis”. Journal of Agricultural Science, 151: 7-33, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021859612000111

10. Riesgo, L.; Areal, F.J.; Rodríguez-Cerezo, E. “How can specific market demand for non-GM maize affect the profitability of Bt maize and conventional? A case study for the middle Ebro Valley, Spain”. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 10(4): 867-876, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2012104-448-11

11. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “Sustainability assessment of olive groves in Andalusia: A methodological proposal”. New Medit (Mediterranean Journal of Economics, Agriculture and Environment) 11(2): 39-49, 2012.

12. Areal, F.J.; Riesgo, L.; Gómez-Barbero, M.; Rodríguez-Cerezo, E. “Consequences of a coexistence policy on the adoption of GMHT crops in the European Union”. Food Policy 37: 401-411, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.04.003

13. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L.  “Agriculture and Economics in the Water Framework Directive: Progress and Limitations”. Water Policy 14: 31-44, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2011.091

14. Areal, F.J.; Riesgo, L.; Rodríguez-Cerezo, E. “Attitudes of European farmers towards GM crop adoption”. Plant Biotechnology Journal 9: 945-957, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00651.x

15. Riesgo, L.; Areal, F.J.; Sanvido, O.; Rodríguez-Cerezo, E. “Distances needed to limit cross-fertilization between GM and conventional maize in Europe”. Nature Biotechnology 28: 780-782, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt0810-780

16. André, F.J.; Herrero, I.; Riesgo, L. “A modified DEA model to estimate the importance of objectives with an application to agricultural economics”. Omega, International Journal of Management Science 38: 371-382, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2009.10.002

17. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “Alternative approaches to the construction of a composite indicator of agricultural sustainability: An application to irrigated agriculture in the Duero basin in Spain”. Journal of Environmental Management 90: 3345-3362, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.023

18. André, F.J.; Riesgo, L. “A Non-Interactive Elicitation Method for Non-Linear Multiattribute Utility Functions. Theory and Application to Agricultural Economics”. European Journal of Operational Research 181: 793-807, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2006.06.020

19. Riesgo, L.; Gómez-Limón, J.A. “Multi-Criteria Policy Scenario Analysis for Public Regulation of Irrigated Agriculture”. Agricultural Systems 91: 1-28, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2006.01.005

20. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “Irrigation Water Pricing. Differential Impacts on Irrigated Farms”. Agricultural Economics 31: 47- 66, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agecon.2003.02.001

21. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L.; Arriaza, M. “Multi-Criteria Analysis of Input Use in Agriculture”. Journal of Agricultural Economics 55: 541-564, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2004.tb00114.x

22. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “Water Pricing. Analysis of Different Impacts on Heterogeneous Farmers”. Water Resources Research 40: 1-13, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2003WR002205

23. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Arriaza, M.; Riesgo, L. “An MCDM Analysis of Agricultural Risk Aversion”. European Journal of Operational Research 151: 569-585, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00625-2

Articles in peer-reviewed journals not included in Web of Science:

1. Areal, F.J.; Riesgo, L.; Rodríguez-Cerezo, E. “GM crops, developing countries and food security”. World Agriculture 3(2): 19-22, 2013.

2. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “Análisis de Escenarios de Políticas para la Gestión Pública de la Agricultura de Regadío”. Revista de Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales (Agricultural and Resource Economics) 5: 81-114, 2005.

3. Riesgo, L.; Gómez-Limón, J.A. “Políticas de Tarificación y Ahorro de Agua en el Regadío. Análisis de su Aplicación Conjunta”. Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros 197: 63-104, 2002.

Books:

1. Gomez y Paloma, S.; Riesgo, L.; Louhichi, K. The role of smallholder farms in food and nutrition security. Springer, 2020. ISBN: 978-3-030-42147-2. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42148-9  

2. Riesgo, L.; Louhichi, K.; Gomez y Paloma, S; Hazell, P.; Ricker-Gilbert, J.; Wiggins, S.; Sahn, D.; Mishra, A. Food and nutrition security and role of smallholder farms: challenges and opportunities. W, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2016. ISBN: 978-92-79-58016-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.2791/653314   

3. Garzón Delvaux, P.A., Riesgo, L. and Gomez y Paloma, S. Farm size-performance relationship: A review, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020. ISBN: 978-92-76-26822-2. https://doi.org/ 10.2760/140208

4. Garzón Delvaux, P.A.; Riesgo, L. and Gomez y Paloma, S. Sustainable agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan Africa and their adoption, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020. ISBN: 978-92-76-20014-7. https://doi.org/10.2760/360761

Book Chapters:

1. Micale, F.; Gomez y Paloma, S.; Caivano, C.; Colen, L.; Garzon Delvaux, P. A.; Gorrin Gonzalez, C. J.; Martinsohn, J.; M’barek, R.; Rembold, F.; Proietti, I.; Solano Hermosilla, G.; Druon, J.-N. and Riesgo. L. Chapter 12. Agriculture and fisheries European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Science for the AU-EU Partnership: building knowledge for sustainable development, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2018. ISBN 978-92-79-86961-7, https://doi.org/10.2760/360029  

2. Co-author (2018) Countries factsheets 2017: Food and nutrition security. https://ec.europa.eu/knowledge4policy/publication/countries-factsheets-agriculture-food-security-nutrition-2017_en  

3. Borrego-Marín, M.M.; Riesgo, L.; Berbel, J. “Methodology and Criteria for the Allocation of Reused Water in Agriculture”. In Berbel J., Bournaris T., Manos B., Matsatsinis N., Viaggi D. (eds) Multicriteria Analysis in Agriculture. Multiple Criteria Decision Making. Springer, 2018. ISBN: 978-3-319-76928-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76929-5_8  

4. Riesgo, L.; Gallego-Ayala, J. “Multicriteria analysis of olive farms sustainability. An application of TOPSIS models”. In: Handbook of Operational Research in Agriculture and the Agri-Food Industry. Springer, 2015, pp. 327-353. ISBN: 978-1-4939-2482-0. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2483-7  

5. Riesgo, L.; Areal, F.J. “Cultivos modificados genéticamente y Sostenibilidad Agraria”. Book chapter in: José A. Gómez-Limón and Ernest Reig (eds.) La Sostenibilidad de la Agricultura Española. Almería, Fundación Cajamar, 2013. ISBN: 978-84-95531-56-8.

6. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “A composite indicator to measure agricultural sustainability”. In: B. Manos, K. Paparrizos, N. Matsatsinis and J. Papathanasiou (eds.). Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Trends, Applications and Advances. IGI Global, 2010, pp. 219-245. ISBN13: 978-16-15208-81-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-881-4

7. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “Efectos de la PAC en la Demanda de Agua para Regadíos: el Caso de la Cuenca del Duero”. Book chapter in: Pablo Campos, J.M. Casado y Josefina Maestu (eds.) Hacia las Cuentas Económicas del Agua en España. Madrid, Consejo General de Colegios de Economistas de España, 2006. ISBN: 84-932091-7-1.

8. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “Multi-criteria policy scenarios analysis for public management of irrigated agriculture”. In: Filipo Arfini (ed.). Modelling Agricultural Policies: state of the art and new challenges. Monte Universitá Parma Editore, 2005, pp. 351-374. ISBN: 88-7847-051-1.

9. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “The Case of the River Duero Basin (Spain)”. In: J. Berbel and C. Gutierrez (eds.). Sustainability of European Irrigated Agriculture under Water Framework Directive. Brussels, European Communities, 2004, pp. 89-111. ISBN: 92-894-8005-X.

10. Gómez-Limón, J.A.; Riesgo, L. “Mercado del Agua. Análisis de las Opciones Elegidas para su Aplicación en España”. Book chapter in: Federación Nacional de Comunidades de Regantes (eds.) Seminario Internacional sobre “La Agricultura de Regadío Europea y la Directiva Marco de Aguas”. Madrid, Federación Nacional de Comunidades de Regantes, 2003.

Teaching Experience

• Since October 2002: Lecturer for undergraduate courses in Introducción a la Economía, Microeconomía, Economía Medioambiental, Economía del agua, Introducción a la Economía del trabajo y Economía Española y Mundial. Supervision of Final Degree Dissertations. Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Seville, Spain.

• Since 2007: ERASMUS coordinator in the Faculty of Business at Universidad Pablo de Olavide.

• 2009-2021: Lecturer for graduate courses in Toma de decisiones: técnicas cuantitativas y de negociación. Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Seville, Spain.

• 2009-2010: Lecturer for courses in Public management of irrigated agriculture: water pricing and water markets. Ministry of Environment and Agriculture. Madrid, Spain.

• 2009: Lecturer for a graduate course in Agriculture, Water and Economics. Universitá Cá Foscari. Venice, Italy.

• 2005-2008: Lecturer for graduate courses in Introduction to Environmental Economics, Introduction to Valuation Techniques and Decision-making Techniques. Fundación Guadalquivir and Universidad de Sevilla. Seville, Spain.

• 2006: Lecturer for a graduate course in Introduction to Environmental Economics. Universitat de Valencia y Universidad de Huelva. Huelva, Spain.

• 2006: Lecturer for a graduate course in Water Economics. Universidad de Castilla La Mancha. Ciudad Real, Spain.

• 2002: Lecturer for a course on Agricultural water management using GAMS. Universidad de Córdoba. Córdoba, Spain.

Research Projects/Grants

• Research project P20-00837: "Percepción y gestión de los bancos de agua como instrumento de mejora en la eficiencia del uso de los recursos hídricos en Andalucía" (Perception and management of water resources by using water banks in Andalucia), 2021. Main Researcher.

• Research funding from Universidad Internacional de Andalucía, for the project: ”Estudio sobre adaptación del sector agroalimentario exportador iberoamericano a una economía sostenible”, 2020. Main Researcher.

• Research funding from Syngenta España, for the project: “Introducción de la cebada híbrida en España”, 2014. Main Researcher.

• Research funding from Fundación Antama, for the project: “15 años de maíz Bt en España”, 2013. Main Researcher.

• Research project AGL2009-12553-C02-02: “Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de los sistemas agrarios andaluces” (Sustainability assessment of agricultural systems in Andalusia). Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (2010). Main Researcher.

• Research project SEJ2007-31182-E/ECON: “107 Seminario de la Asociación Europea de Economía Agraria” (107th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists). Ministry of Education and Science, Spain (2008). Main Researcher.

• Research funding from Pablo de Olavide University, for the project “Grupos emergentes” (Research groups) (2007-2009). Main Researcher.

• Member of the research project RTI2018-095407-B-I00: Cambio climático y sostenibilidad del regadío: nuevos instrumentos de demanda para la gestión de sequías (2018-2021). Ministry of Science. Main researchers: José A. Gómez-Limón and Carlos Gutiérrez.

• Member of the grant agreement no. 633838: Providing smart Delivery of public goods by EU agriculture and forestry (PROVIDE). H2020-ISIB/2014-2, European Commission (2015-2018). Main Researcher: Davide Viaggi.

• Member of the research project AGL2013-48080-C2-7-1-R: Diseño de nuevos mercados de agua para España: Evaluación como medidas para la mejora de la eficiencia en su uso y la adaptación al cambio climático (MERCAGUA). Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness, Spain (2014-2017). Main Researcher: José A. Gómez-Limón.

• Member of the research project AGL2010-17560-C02-01: “Indicadores sintéticos de sostenibilidad: un instrumento para la mejora de la gobernanza del sector agrario andaluz” (Sustainability indicators: a tool to improve the governance of agriculture in Andalusia). Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (2011-2013). Main Researcher: José A. Gómez-Limón.

• Member of the research project P11-AGR-5892: “Explotaciones de olivar: construcción y análisis de indicadores sintéticos como herramienta para la gestión pública de los territorios de olivar (SUSTANOLEA)” (Olive grove farms: analysis and development of composite indicators to help in public management of olive groves). Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain (2011-2014). Main Researcher: José A. Gómez-Limón.

• Member of the research project AC2011-0014-00-00: “Difusión del VIII Congreso AEEA: el sistema agroalimentario y el mundo rural en una economía innovadora y sostenible” (VIII Congress of the Spanish Association of Agricultural Economics: agri-food system and rural areas in an innovative and sustainable economy). Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain (2011). Main Researcher: Mercedes Sánchez.

• Member of the research project P09-SEJ-4992: “Políticas públicas, psicología y economía: aplicación a sanidad, agricultura y medio ambiente” (Public policies, psychology and economics: an application to health, agriculture and environment). Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain (2010-2013). Main Researcher: Paula González.

• Member of the research project AGL2009-05973-E/AGR: “Red científica de economía del agua de riego – ECORIEGO” (Scientific network on water economics in agriculture-ECORIEGO). Ministry of Education and Science, Spain (2009-2011). Main Researcher: Julio Berbel.

• Member of the research project ECO2008-02332-E23: “XXIII Congreso Anual de ESPE- European Society for Population Economics” (XXII Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics). Ministry of Science and Technology, Spain (2009). Main Researcher: Antonio Villar.

• Member of the research project AGL2007-30519-E-AGR: “Red científica de la economía del agua de riego” (Scientific network on water economics in agriculture-ECORIEGO). Ministry of Education and Science, Spain (2007-2009). Main Researcher: José Antonio Gómez-Limón.

• Member of the research project SEJ2006/08416: “Gestión de los recursos pesqueros desde una perspectiva bio-económica, social y organizativa” (Management of fisheries from bio-economic, social and organisational perspectives). Ministry of Science and Technology, Spain (2007-2009). Main Researcher: Inés Herrero.

• Research funding from Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir, for the project “Políticas de tarifación en el regadío de la Cuenca del Guadalquivir” (Water pricing in irrigated agriculture of the Guadalquivir Basin) (2007). Main Researcher: Miguel Ángel Hinojosa.

• Member of the research project SEJ01801: “Aplicaciones económicas y sociales de la Teoría de Juegos” (Economic and social applications of Game Theory). Regional Ministry of Innovation, Science and Enterprise, Andalusia (Spain) (2006-2009). Main Researcher: Miguel Ángel Hinojosa.

• Member of the research project MTM2005-25611-E: “Red temática de decisiones multicriterio” (Scientific network on multicriteria decision making). Ministry of Education and Science, Spain (2006-2007). Main Researcher: Justo Puerto.

• Member of the research project SEJ01252: “Economía Pública: Políticas Públicas, Desarrollo y Bienestar” (Public economics: public policies, development and welfare). Regional Ministry of Innovation, Science and Enterprise, Andalusia (Spain) (2005-2008). Main Researcher: Antonio Villar.

• Research funding from Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces, Regional Government of Andalusia (Spain), for the project “Sistemas de regulación de pesquerías. Estudio de una pesquería co-gestionada” (Fisheries control policies. An application to a co-management fishery) (2005). Main Researcher: Inés Herrero.

• Member of the research Project MTM2004-21099-E: “Red temática de decisiones multicriterio” (Scientific network on multicriteria decision making). Ministry of Education and Science, Spain (2005-2006). Main Researcher: Rafael Caballero.

• Member of the EU 6th Framework Programme Specific Targeted Research Project no. SSP8-CT-2003-502516: “Operational Evaluation Tools for Fisheries Management Options”. European Commission (2004-2008). Main Researcher: Inés Herrero.

• Member of the research Group “Análisis Económico Aplicado” (Applied Economic Analysis). Plan Andaluz de Investigación. Consejería de Educación y Ciencia. Regional Ministry of Education and Science, Andalusia (Spain). SEJ 246 (2004-). Main Researcher: José M. O’Kean.

• Member of the research Project AGL2003-07446-CO3-01: “Cuantificación de la multifuncionalidad (externalidades ambientales y sociales) producida por los sistemas agrarios continentales” (Measuring agricultural sustainability (environmental and social externalities) in continental agricultural systems). Ministry of Education and Science, Spain (2003-2006). Main Researcher: José A. Gómez-Limón.

• Member of the research project VA037/02: “Análisis de los fundamentos para el desarrollo de una política autonómica de modernización y mejora de regadíos dentro del nuevo contexto institucional de la economía del agua en Castilla y León” (Analysing the development of a regional policy to improve irrigation systems in Castile and Leon under the new water economics framework) (2002-2004). Regional Government of Castile and Leon, Spain. Main Researcher: José A. Gómez-Limón.

• Research funding from Fundación Instituto Euromediterráneo de Hidrotecnia del Consejo de Europa for the project “La eficiencia económica, demanda y productividad del agua en la agricultura del sudeste español” (Economic efficiency, demand and productivity of irrigated water in the southeast of Spain) (2002-2004). Main Researcher: José Colino.

Awards

• Three six-year periods of research experience -sexenios- (2001-2006, 2007-2012, 2013-2018) recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Innovation and Science (Comisión Nacional Evaluadora de la Actividad Investigadora, CNEAI).

• Four positive research and teaching evaluations, recognized by Junta de Andalucía, 2019.

• Certificate DOCENTIA-A-UPO of excellence in teaching, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 2016.

• Extraordinary Ph.D. Award (Applied Economics), Universidad de Oviedo, 2007.

• Banco Herrero scholarship, 1999.

Invited Talks

• Jornada Virtual sobre la iniciativa regulatoria para plantas obtenidas mediante mutagénesis dirigida y cisgénesis. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Madrid, June 2022.

• Xth Biotech Annual Congress. Gijón, July 2016.

• 15 años de cultivo de maíz Bt en España, Fundación Antama - XV Aniversario de Cultivo de Maíz Bt en España, Madrid, January 2014.

• Decision models in agriculture and environment. Universidade dos Açores. Angra do Heroismo (Açores Islands), September 2011.

• Primer Seminario sobre Mercados de Agua. Santiago de Querétaro (Mexico), October 2005.

• Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias. Valencia (Spain). July 2005.

• Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid (Spain). January 2005.

• Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Sevilla (Spain). June 2002.

Presentations at Conferences/ Workshops

• EURO 2022. Espoo (Finland), July 2022.

• 39th IAHR World Congress. Granada (Spain), June 2022.

• XIII Congreso de Economía Agroalimentaria. Cartagena (Spain), September 2021.

• OECD Farm-Level Analysis Network meetings. Paris, October 2019.

• 5th International Conference of the African Association of Agricultural Economists. Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), September 2016.

• Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting. Boston (USA), July 2016.

• IX Congreso Nacional de Economía Agraria. Castelldefels (Spain), September 2013.

• 26th European Conference on Operational Research. Rome (Italy), July 2013.

• 28th International Conference of Agricultural Economics. Foz do Iguaçu (Brasil), August 2012.

• International Workshop on Socio-economic impacts of genetically modified (GM) crops. Co-organised by JRC-IPTS and FAO. Seville (Spain), November 2011.

• VIII Congreso Nacional de Economía Agraria. Madrid (Spain), September 2011.

• 2011 Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists. Zurich (Switzerland), August 2011.

• 120th EAAE Seminar: External cost of farming activities: economic valuation, risk considerations, environmental repercussions and regulatory framework. Chania (Greece), September 2010.

• 24th European Conference on Operational Research. Lisbon (Portugal), July 2010.

• III Congreso de AERNA. Palma de Mallorca (Spain), June 2008.

• 107th EAAE Seminar: Modelling Agricultural and Rural Development Policies. Sevilla (Spain), January 2008.

• 22nd European Conference on Operational Research. Prague (Czech Republic), July 2007.

• I León Workshop en eficiencia y productividad. León (Spain), September 2006.

• 21st European Conference on Operational Research. Reykjavik (Iceland), July 2006.

• Encuentro de Investigación de la Red Temática de Decisión Multicriterio. Gijón (Spain). May 2006.

• 89th EAAE Seminar: Modelling Agricultural Policies: State of the Art and New Challenges. Parma (Italy), February 2005.

• VIII Encuentro de Economía Aplicada. Murcia (Spain), June 2005.

• XXVIII Simposio de Análisis Económico. Sevilla (Spain), December 2003.

• Euro/ Informs Joint International Meeting. Istanbul (Turkey), July 2003.

• XXV International Conference of Agricultural Economics. Durban (South Africa), August 2003.

• VI Encuentro de Economía Aplicada. Granada (Spain), June 2003.

• III Congreso Ibérico sobre Planificación y Gestión de Aguas. Sevilla (Spain), November 2002.

• X Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists. Zaragoza (Spain), August 2002.

• Conference on Irrigation Water Policies: Micro and macro considerations. Agadir (Morocco), June 2002.

• V Encuentro de Economía Aplicada. Oviedo (Spain), June 2002.

• V Encuentro de Política Económica. Bilbao (Spain), May 2002.

• IV Encuentro de Economía Aplicada. Reus (Spain), August 2001.

• XV Reunión de la Asociación Científica Europea de Economía Aplicada. A Coruña (Spain), June 2001.

• IV Congreso Nacional de Economía Agraria. Pamplona (Spain), September 2001.

Professional Service

• Member of the Bureau of the Spanish Association of Agricultural Economics, September 2007- September 2013.

• Member of the University Senate (2011 - 2015; 2020 - today), Universidad Pablo de Olavide.

Editorial Positions:

• Associate Editor of the journal Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, since January 2017 (Web of Science Journal).

• Associate Editor of the journal Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales/ Agricultural and Resource Economics, October 2013 – December 2018 (Scopus Journal).

• Associate Editor of the journal International Journal of Agricultural Management and Informatics, since December 2013 – December 2018.

Expert Evaluation:

• Expert Evaluation of Projects for the Israel Ministry of Science and Technology, 2020.

• Expert Evaluation of Projects for Spanish State Research Agency (ANEP/AEI): 2015-2023.

• Expert for evaluation of agricultural economics topics at Consejo Interministerial de Organismos Modificados Genéticamente (CIOMG), Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, 2013-2014.

• Evaluation of the economic analysis of Estudio de sostenibilidad sobre la introducción de un SDDR obligatorio para envases en España, y en Cataluña: análisis ambiental, social y económico comparativo con la situación actual, conducted by ESCI-UPF in the framework of Catedra Unesco de Ciclo de Vida y Cambio Climático, 2017.

PhD Thesis supervision:

• M. del Mar Borrego Marín, “Economy and Sustainability of Water”, 2016 (co-supervisor with Julio Berbel).

Local Committee:

• Workshop “Food and nutrition security and role of smallholder farms: challenges and opportunities”. Joint Research Centre, September 2015, event organised in the 99 EXPO of Milan.

• Workshop “Genetically modified crops: socio-economic impacts, coexistence with conventional production and trade issues”. Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (European Commission), November 2010.

• Workshop “Adoption and impacts of herbicide tolerant crops in Europe”. Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (European Commission), September 2010.

• VIII Congreso Ibérico de Estudios Rurales. Cáceres (Spain), October 2010.

• XXIII Congress of the European Society for Population Economics. Sevilla (Spain), June 2009.

• VII Congreso Ibérico de Estudios Rurales. Coimbra (Portugal), October 2008.

• 107th EAAE Seminar. Sevilla (Spain), January 2008. Chair of the Local Committee.

• XXVIII Simposio de Análisis Económico. Sevilla (Spain), December 2003.

Scientific Committee:

• 6th International Symposium and 28the National Conference on Operational Research. Thessaloniki (Grecia), June 2017.

• IX Congreso Ibérico de Estudios Rurales. Lisboa (Portugal), July 2012.

• 107th EAAE Seminar. Sevilla (Spain), January 2008.

Refereeing experience:

European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Environmental Management, Annals of Operational Research, Operational Research, Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Land Use Policy, Nature Sustainability, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Agricultural Water Management, Ecological Indicators, International Journal of River Basin Management, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Water, Sustainability, Agronomy, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa, Revista Iberoamericana de Economía Ecológica, Revista de Estudios Regionales, Revista de Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales, Revista de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros, Revista de Economía Aplicada, ITEA, Hacienda Pública.

Member of PhD Thesis Committee:

• “Instrumentos económicos para la gestión de los recursos hídricos en España” (Universidad de Córdoba, Spain, 2018).

• “Modelo de revelación de preferencias en la Teoría Multiatributo aplicado al regadío” (Universidad de Córdoba, Spain, 2013).

• “Estrategias Innovadoras para la gestión del riesgo de sequía en sistemas ganaderos extensivos” (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, 2012).

• “Valoración del agua de riego y disposición a pagar por la mejora de garantía de suministro” (Universidad de Córdoba, Spain, 2011).

• “Instrumentos políticos para la gestión pública del regadío. Un análisis de alternativas para la zona regable de Arévalo-Madrigal (Universidad de Valladolid, Spain, 2009).

• “Análisis Económico de los impactos ambientales y sociales con técnicas AHP y multi-criterio” (Universidad de Córdoba, Spain, 2007).