I am a full Professor of Food Policy and a researcher with 30+ years of experience in research projects at international, EU, national, regional and local levels. My research focuses on sustainable rural development and the sustainability of food systems, as well as the related innovation processes. By now, this work has resulted in 90+ scientific publications, 15+ book chapters, several books and other academic contributions.

In the last 20 years, I have been involved in nearly 20 EU-funded research projects and coordinated four of them: TRUC (Transforming Rural Communication), GLAMUR (Global and Local food Chain Assessment: a multidimensional performance-based approach), DESIRA  (Digitisation: Economic and Social Impacts in Rural Areas’) and CODECS (Maximising the CO-benefits of agricultural Digitalisation through conducive digital ECoSystems).

I have coordinated the UNIPI bachelor’s programme in Viticulture and Enology, and I am now director of the post-graduate course AGRITECH – Sustainable Digital Agriculture. Since 2009, I have also been an expert for the European Commission in agricultural research policies. In 2020, I have taken on a new role as the editor-in-chief of the journal ‘Agricultural and Food Economics,’ and in 2024, I was elected President of SIDEA (Society of Italian Agricultural Economists). In 2024, I have also been nominated Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Science for Peace of the University of Pisa.

Key Research Interests

• Rural development strategies
• Marketing of local food and sustainability of food systems
• Innovation in agriculture and rural areas
• Role of small farms in rural development and in food security

Core competencies

• Agricultural and rural economics
• Rural sociology
• Agricultural and food policy
• Rural and regional development

Current EU-funded projects

CODECS (maximising the CO-benefits of agricultural Digitalisation through conducive digital ECoSystems)

AGRITECH EU (Digital agriculture for sustainable development)

See the list of all projects the group is involved in here

Some recent publications

• Allali, T., M. Colabianchi, M. Moretti, e G. Brunori. 2024. «Towards a new framework to assess agri-food value chains’ sustainability – The case of chestnut value chain». Heliyon 10 (7). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27836.
• Bacco, M., G.M. Dimitri, A. Kocian, et al. 2024. «Agricultural Data Space: The METRIQA Platform and a Case Study in the CODECS project». fasc. 2024: 543–48. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.15439/2024F5291.
• Bartalesi, V., G. Coro, E. Lenzi, et al. 2024. «A Semantic Knowledge Graph of European Mountain Value Chains». Scientific Data 11 (1). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03760-9.
• Bayissa, D.D., M. Moretti, J. Dessein, e G. Brunori. 2024. Water Governance in Irrigated Farming through the Social-Ecological Systems Framework: An Empirical Case in Ethiopia. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202946_75.
• Brunori, G. 2024. «The transition of food systems towards sustainability: The role of digitalization». Economia Agro-Alimentare 26 (3): 53–69. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.3280/ecag2024oa17771.
• Brunori, G., S. Arcuri, e F. Galli. 2025. Food systems. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800887435.00074.
• Brunori, G., M. Bacco, C. Puerta-Piñero, M.T. Borzacchiello, e E. Störmer. 2025. «Agri-food data spaces: Highlighting the need for a farm-centered strategy». Data in Brief 59. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2025.111388.
• Brunori, G., M. Carzedda, C. Iliopoulos, et al. 2024a. «Correction to: Has transformation of food systems reached an impasse? Considerations on the role of agri-food research (Agricultural and Food Economics, (2024), 12, 1, (26), 10.1186/s40100-024-00308-8)». Agricultural and Food Economics 12 (1). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-024-00328-4.
• Brunori, G., M. Carzedda, C. Iliopoulos, et al. 2024b. «Has transformation of food systems reached an impasse? Considerations on the role of agri-food research». Agricultural and Food Economics 12 (1). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-024-00308-8.
• Ciliberti, S., A. Frascarelli, B. Polenzani, G. Brunori, e G. Martino. 2024. «Digitalisation strategies in the agri-food system: The case of PDO Parmigiano Reggiano». Agricultural Systems 218. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103996.
• Farina, G., G. Brunori, S. Chessa, et al. 2025. «Interoperable Traceability in Supply Chains: A Use Case in Agritech». 608 LNICST: 29–45. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86370-7_3.
• Farina, G., A. Kocian, G. Brunori, et al. 2025. «Interoperable Traceability in Agrifood Supply Chains: Enhancing Transport Systems Through IoT Sensor Data, Blockchain, and DataSpace †». Sensors 25 (11). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25113419.
• Iliopoulos, C., I. Theodorakopoulou, T. Giotis, e G. Brunori. 2025a. «Perceptions of costs and benefits of farm digitalization in Europe». International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 28 (3): 543–64. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.22434/ifamr.1274.
• Iliopoulos, C., I. Theodorakopoulou, T. Giotis, e G. Brunori. 2025b. «Perceptions of the Costs and Benefits of Farm Digitalisation in Europe». EuroChoices 24 (2): 54–62. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12471.
• Jaisli, I., e G. Brunori. 2024. «Is there a future for livestock in a sustainable food system? Efficiency, sufficiency, and consistency strategies in the food-resource nexus». Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 18. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101496.
• Lai, M.B., D. Vergamini, e G. Brunori. 2025. «Food Supply Chain: A Framework for the Governance of Digital Traceability». Foods 14 (12). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14122032.
• Lepore, F., L. Ortolani, A. Ferrari., M. Bacco, e G. Brunori. 2024. «Needs, Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Livestock Farming in a Cheese Supply Chain». 295–300. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAgriFor63043.2024.10948808.
• Mannari, C., M. Sportelli, H. Meesala, et al. 2025. «End-User Requirements Modelling: An Experience Report from Digital Agriculture». 15588 LNCS: 304–16. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-88531-0_22.
• Mannari, C., M. Sportelli, O.F. Okoye, et al. 2024. «Towards a Toolkit for Socio-Technical Process Modelling in Agriculture: A Pilot Study». 277–82. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroAgriFor63043.2024.10948866.
• Meesala, H., e G. Brunori. 2025. «Dynamics of Using Digital Technologies in Agroecological Settings: A Case Study Approach». Agriculture (Switzerland) 15 (15). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15151636.
• Metta, M., J. Dessein, e G. Brunori. 2024. «Between on-site and the clouds: Socio-cyber-physical assemblages in on-farm diversification». Journal of Rural Studies 105. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103193.
• Moreno-Pérez, O.M., L. Arnalte-Mur, P. Cerrada-Serra, et al. 2024. «Actions to strengthen the contribution of small farms and small food businesses to food security in Europe». Food Security 16 (1): 243–59. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-023-01421-0.
• Navarro-Gambín, P., M. Bonetti, M. Villa, G. Brunori, e D. Vergamini. 2025. «Paving the Ground for Biodiversity-Positive Transformative Change in Fashion: An Exploration of Drivers of Biodiversity Loss and Barriers to Transformative Change in the Textile, Apparel, and Fashion Sector». International Journal of the Commons 19 (1): 322–41. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1458.
• Palmioli, L., D. Dentoni, e G. Brunori. 2024. «Disembedding and re-embedding practices of social innovation at the nexus of migration and labour exploitation in agriculture». Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 8. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1324465.
• Soma, K., G. Brunori, C. Giagnocavo, et al. 2026. «Sustainable digitalisation – a system thinking approach for determining costs and benefits in the agri-sector». Agricultural Systems 231. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104529.
• Sotte, F., e G. Brunori. 2025a. European agricultural policy: History and analysis. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83313-7.
• Sotte, F., e G. Brunori. 2025b. Genesis of the common agricultural policy. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83313-7_1.
• Sotte, F., e G. Brunori. 2025c. Preface. vii–xiii. Scopus.
• Sotte, F., e G. Brunori. 2025d. The launch of market policy. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83313-7_2.
• Sotte, F., G. Brunori, e A. Cavicchi. 2025. The seventies in the name of conservation. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83313-7_3.
• Sotte, F., G. Brunori, e F. Galli. 2025. Concluding remarks. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83313-7_13.
• Sportelli, M., A. Crivello, M. Bacco, G. Rallo, e G. Brunori. 2024. «Public irrigation decision support systems (IDSS) in Italy: Description, evaluation and national context overview». Smart Agricultural Technology 9. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2024.100564.

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