Anna Russo Spena (MSc, PhD) is a Research Fellow of Agricultural and Resource Economics at University of Naples Federico II (Italy), Department of Agricultural Sciences. She has got a MSc degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (University of Naples Federico II, Italy) and a PhD in Sustainable Agricultural and Forestry Systems and Food Security (University of Naples Federico II, Italy). She has been Junior consultant for agri-food policies at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). She is a member of Italian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (IAERE).

Her current research interests are related to the economic evaluation of systems to improve the efficiency of artificial light use efficiency in controlled environment agriculture. Her research interests are also related to food security, food safety standards and the definition of new models of agroecological transition in agribusiness and rural areas, as well as the analysis of the role of digitalization in agricultural practices and its influence in different types of ecosystems. She also dealt with the topic of the social and economic aspects linked to the Slow Food movement.

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