Research Group of Bioeconomy

Last modified: 12. October 2022

Research Group of Bioeconomy

The bioeconomy, as described in the updated EU bioeconomy strategy, covers all sectors and systems that rely on biological resources (animals, plants, micro-organisms and derived biomass, including organic waste), their functions and principles. It includes and interlinks: land and marine ecosystems and the services they provide; all primary production sectors that use and produce biological resources (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture); and all economic and industrial sectors that use biological resources and processes to produce food, feed, bio-based products, energy and services.

The Bioeconomy Research Group aims at understanding and shaping economic decision-making by private and public agents to support the development sustainable agricultural and food systems. We engage in empirical economic research in agricultural, food and environmental economics; and our disciplinary approach provides a strong basis for multi- and interdisciplinary collaborative research on sustainable agricultural and food systems.

We have three main research domains, each research domains cover several research topics:

Agricultural Economics

• Price transmission and price volatility in agri-food markets
• International agricultural trade
• Firm growth, market power and productivity in agri-food sector

Food Economics

• Local food
• Consumer behaviour in food markets
• Coordination and sustainability in Agri-Food Systems

Environmental Economics

• Sustainable innovation in agri-food sectors
• Evaluation of agri-environmental schemes

 

Dr. Imre Fertő professor
Head of Research Group
Email: ferto.imre@uni-mate.hu​​​​​​​