Margherita Masi

EDUCATION

2015 - 2017 – Master’s degree in Safety and quality of animal production

Thesis: Propensity to use Precision Agriculture tools: an empirical test with the Cluster analysis tool and the support of probabilistic models. University of Bologna - School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine 2nd cycle degree. Supervisor: Prof. Felice Adinolfi

• May 2017 - Jul 2017 Traineeship – Chelab srl Mérieux NutriSciences) (PO) Italy. Activities in lab. on food safety and quality.

2012 - 2015 – Bachelor’s degree in Animal production science and technology

Thesis - Food and Nutrition Security and new responses to food needs: the role of the fish sector. University of PISA - Department of Veterinary Sciences 1st cycle degree. Supervisor: Prof. Francesco Di Iacovo.

• Jul 2015 - Oct 2015 Traineeship – University of Stirling, Scotland.

Research activities in the "Sustainable aquaculture research group" office at the University of Stirling. Research activities on: “Importance of fish consumption considering hufa n-3 levels of various fish in food security and household nutrition of the Asia and Mediterranean countries”. Experimental tests were conducted on salmon fed with insect meal.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Nov 2021 - present – Ph.D, Alma Mater Studiorium University of Bologna, Italy

International PhD “Innovative technologies and sustainable use of fishery and biological resources in the Mediterranean” (FishMed) - Sustainability performance of the aquaculture sector in the context of the circular economy. 37 cycle, A.Y. 2021/22.

University of Bologna, Italy

• May 2021 - Oct 2021 – Scholarship, Alma Mater Studiorium University of Bologna, Italy

Scholarship “Analysis of the effects of networks for the sustainable development of Italian aquaculture”.Research activity: study of innovation adoption processes to propose new development strategies for sustainable Italian aquaculture. Department of veterinary medical sciences - University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.

• Apr 2018 - Jan 2019 – Scholarship, Alma Mater Studiorium University of Bologna, Italy

Scholarship entitled “Study of Mutualistic Funds in the Primary Sector” financed by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies as part of the Research Project: Implementation of a Mutualistic Fund for the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector. Research activity: study of risk management tools in the fisheries sector; study of innovation processes in agriculture. Department of veterinary medical sciences - University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy

EDITORIAL COLLABORATIONS

• Participation as a member of the working group for the realisation of “Encyclopaedia of Smart Agriculture Technologies”, invited to produce a chapter (2021, in press)
• Guest editor for the special Issue: “The future food challenge: from environmental sustainability to innovation with an eye on tradition” on AIMS Agriculture and Food Journal.

AWARDS/ACCREDITATIONS

• Doctor of Agronomy and Forestry Sec. A – Qualification grade (68/80). Date: 12/2020.
• AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION ADVISOR. Course for Innovation Advisor (31h), in line with EU Regulation 1305/13. Organised by Coldiretti. Date: 15/10/2018

TRAINING

• Summer School – “Policy Mix for Ecological Transition in Rural Areas” from the 11st to the 15th of July 2022, promoted by Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, University of Naples, “Centro Portici” and Future Food Institute.
• Summer School – “From Farm to Fork: New Technologies and Trends” organized by the University of Wageningen for the period 1st - 12th of August 2022. Topics covering innovation and new trends of animal production system and circular agriculture.
• Participation in the advanced course on “Modelling, measurement and mitigation of the environmental impact of livestock production systems” organized by the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), through the CIHEAM of Zaragoza, the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA), FAO, and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), that took place at this institute from 12 to 16 December 2022.
• Participation in two courses for a total of 60 hours on the theory of life cycle assessment and carbon footprint in agri-food. Organised by the Emilia Romagna Region. Period: October- December 2022
• Course on Sima Pro software – May 2023.
• Courses of econometrics organised for PhD students March-June 2023 by SIDEA: 1) Microeconometrics applications for agricultural economics; 2) Applied econometrics for agricultural economics.

MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of SIDEA (Italian Association of Econometrics) – since 2021
• Member of EAAE (European Association of Agricultural Economists) – since 2021

• Relator at 2023 IEEE International Workshop On Measurements And Applications In Veterinary And Animal Sciences – Naples, Italy. “New challenges for antimicrobial use in livestock farming: a discourse analysis”.
• Relator at 17th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) (184th EAAE Seminar) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks - February 13-17, 2023 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - paper “Circular economy and “perceived knowledge” of future professionals in aquaculture”
• Relator at 9th World Conference on Localized Agri-Food Systems (SYAL). “Staging value creation processes in short food supply chains of Italy”.
• Relator at 16th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) (180th EAAE Seminar) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks - February 14-18, 2022 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - “The challenge of the circular economy to boost the aquaculture sector: some insights from Italy”
• Relator at The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Annual Science Conference 2022 - 19–22 September 2022, Dublin, Ireland – “A theoretical framework to evaluate the circular journey of aquaculture companies in Italy”
• Co-author at LVIII Convegno SIDEA " Innovazione e conoscenza nei sistemi agroalimentari e ambientali: sfide ed opportunità in un tempo di ripresa e resilienza", Palermo, 29/30 Settembre 2022
• Participation in the STRINGS International Conference – Selling the Rural in Urban Areas - the role of Local Food Products in the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas, held from the 14 to the 15 of July 2022.
• Co-author at 182nd EAAE Seminar “Sustainability via biodiverse agri-food value chains” 14^th-15^th September, 2022 MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA, CIHEAM MAI. Chania, Crete, Greece. The technology adoption process in fisheries and aquaculture: what is the perception of stakeholders?
• Co-author at ISBE: “Entrepreneurial Identity and Adoption of Precision Agricultural Tools". In:ISBE2018. p. 1-18.;Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship-Conference2018,Birmingham(2018)