Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Ana María de la Vega – Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Dr. de la Vega is a renowned economist specializing in rural development policy, agricultural economics, and regional planning. Her research has contributed extensively to the design and evaluation of EU rural development programs.
Associate Editors
Dr. Michael Woods – Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Professor of Human Geography, expert in rural restructuring, rural governance, and global rural change. His publications include widely cited works on rural sociology and policy.
Dr. Farhana Sultana – Syracuse University, USA
Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment. Her work focuses on water governance, climate justice, and rural livelihoods, especially in South Asia.
Dr. Wen Tiejun – Renmin University of China
Distinguished Professor of Rural Economics and Ecological Civilization. A leading figure in rural revitalization and agroecological transition in China.
Dr. Shailendra Raj Mehta – MICA, India
President and Director of MICA, with research focused on rural entrepreneurship, institutional economics, and regional innovation ecosystems.
Prof. Berhanu Gebremedhin – International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia
Senior Researcher in agricultural economics and value chain development, specializing in East African rural transformation and agrarian policy.
Dr. Monika Skinder – University of Warsaw, Poland
Expert in sustainable rural tourism, rural heritage management, and spatial policy in Eastern and Central Europe.
Prof. Muhammad Yunus – Yunus Centre, Bangladesh
Nobel Laureate and pioneer of microfinance. His work in rural financial inclusion and social business has influenced rural development strategies globally.
Dr. Claudia Ringler – International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division. Focused on water resources, rural resilience, and climate-smart agriculture.
Dr. Hidenori Matsubayashi – Kyoto University, Japan
Professor of Agricultural Economics, with a specialization in rural depopulation, land use planning, and sustainable resource management in East Asia.
Prof. Teresa Pinto-Correia – University of Évora, Portugal
Director of the Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment, and Development. Her research addresses land abandonment, rural landscape planning, and agri-environmental policy.
Dr. Miguel Altieri – University of California, Berkeley, USA
Emeritus Professor of Agroecology. His work advocates sustainable small-scale agriculture and food sovereignty in rural Latin America and globally.
Dr. Elinor Ostrom † – Indiana University, USA (Honorary Posthumous Acknowledgment)
Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, known for her foundational work on commons governance, rural institutions, and collective action in resource management.
Prof. Irz Xavier – University of Helsinki, Finland
Expert in agricultural markets and rural policy, particularly in European and Nordic rural development contexts.
Dr. Josephine Musango – Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Director of the Centre for Sustainability Transitions. She specializes in systemic rural energy planning, informal economies, and regional development modeling.
Dr. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose – London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Professor of Economic Geography. His research includes spatial inequalities, regional innovation, and the politics of regional development.
Dr. Le Thi Thu Huong – Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam
Specialist in agricultural policy, rural labor migration, and gender equity in Southeast Asia’s rural economies.
Dr. Juan Delgado – Europe’s Energy Policy Group, Spain
Economist focusing on sustainable infrastructure, regional investment, and development policy for rural energy transitions.
