Ion Raluca AndreeaIon Raluca Andreea is an Associate Professor at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Agro-food and Environmental Economics. She holds a bachelor degree in agricultural economics, one master’s degree in management of agricultural and nvironmental systems, and one in English communication for teaching and researching in economics, a PhD in agricultural economics and a post PhD degree in Transfer of knowledge economy in sustainable development and environmental protection. She studied abroad at The Iowa State University, USA, the topic of agro-food system performance and to The Center for International Agricultural Development Cooperation, within the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel, the topic of marketing of fresh agricultural products. Her main area of expertise refers to agricultural marketing, agro-food chains, agricultural consumption, sustainable consumption, agricultural markets, competitiveness of agro-food companies, agricultural trade, food security and safety etc. She published 17 books on different topics: marketing, agricultural marketing, wine marketing, agro-food chains, performance of agro-food system, agricultural markets and policies, and traceability of agro-food chains. In her numerous published articles, the agro-food system in Romania is analyzed, from the farms, with their particularities, throughout processing industry and distribution, to the final consumer and his behavior. Read More Read Less