Articles by Gianluca Brunori

About Gianluca Brunori

Gianluca Brunori professor of Food Policy and Bioeconomy at Pisa University, department of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Research activities focus on rural development strategies, marketing of local food and sustainability of food systems. Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Agricultural and Food Economics. Since 2009 an expert for the European Commission for agricultural research policies. Now leads the DESIRA Horizon 2020 project.

CAP, European Green Deal and the Digital Transformation of Agriculture

February 28, 2021 Gianluca Brunori

The European Green Deal and CAP emphasise digitalisation for ecological transition and sustainable growth. However, as Gianluca Brunori argues, we need to understand digitalisation as a process of social transformation, which takes place both as an effect and as a driver of technological change. A careful analysis of needs, opportunities and threats, including at the local level, add the necessary nuance for appropriate digitalisation. […]

“Resilience and Transformation” – 5th SCAR Report’s Pathways for Europe’s Food System

January 18, 2021 Gianluca Brunori

The transition towards a sustainable food system that ensures access and availability to healthy and appropriate food while not harming ecosystems is now widely recognised as one of the most significant challenges facing the planet. What is the knowledge base that will support new structures, new practices and new behaviours? Gianluca Brunori chair of the 5th SCAR Foresight Exercise Expert group, reports. […]

Rural Dialogues | The Three Conditions of Sustainable Rural Digitalisation

October 24, 2019 Gianluca Brunori

Gianluca Brunori argues that access, design and complexity are three conditions that define how rural digitalisation is unfolding, and if rural digitalisation is in line with the sustainable development goals. Building on this base, through Responsible Research and Innovation the DESIRA project will help society and political bodies respond to the challenges digitalisation generates in rural areas, agriculture and forestry. […]