Department of Agricultural Economics. University of Cordoba (Spain).
Rabanales Campus. Building Gregor Mendel. C-5. 14014.
TLF: +34.957218457; FAX: +34.957.218539

E-mail : berbel@uco.es

• Professor at University of Cordoba; School of Agriculture and Forestry. I have directed and participated in 32 research projects, eighteen European and fourteen Spanish funded, and worked for many agricultural companies and farmers associations. I have contribute  to twenty three books on agriculture, engineering and environmental matters and directed 13 Ph.D.Theses and 33 M.Sc.Theses.

• I have been peer reviewer for various scientific journals and published 55 scientific works in: Journal of Agricultural Economics; European Review of Agricultural Economics; Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics; Agribusiness: an International Journal; Agricultural Systems; Journal of Environmental Management; Investigaciones Agrarias: Serie Economía; Revista de Estudios Agrosociales; Agricultura y Sociedad; Revista de Economía Agraria; Revista CIRIEC-Estudios Cooperativos; Montes; Rev. Estudios Regionales; Hacienda Pública Española; Residuos - Revista Técnica.

• 1995- Ex Councilor of Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Córdoba, (City Government) in charge of financial, European and environmental departments.

• Ex President of SADECO,SA a municipal company that manages Cordoba’s urban environment and solid waste. In the course of my presidency, we have received various national awards, and we are regarded as leading municipal solid waste company, since 1996 Sadeco is leading the national Association of Public Environmental Companies. In this period, I have been member of working groups assisting the Ministry of Environment in Laws for Waste Management.

• Ex President of MERCACORDOBA,SA a company managing the regional distribution of perishable foods, through a central market and logistic platform.

• Ex President of Córdoba Botanic Garden, a non-profit institution that has signed under my presidency a long term contract to assist and represent the Spanish Government under CITES (Treaty for Protected Species Trade), it has gain the location of the Regional Germoplasm Bank, and it has obtained various national awards for flora protection. I have been member of working groups assisting the Ministry of Environment in Laws for Waste Management. and Biodiverstity Conservation Strategy.