Marta G. Rivera-Ferré

Marta G. Rivera-Ferre, is Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow, Professor at the University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia and member of FLACSO-España. She coordinates the research line “Sustainable communities, social innovations and territories” within the group “Societies, policies and inclusive communities” and is the director of the Chair Agroecology and Food Systems. With a multidisciplinary profile in the analysis of the society and environment interactions within agri-food systems, she has a particular interest in alternative agri-food systems following the food sovereignty paradigm and more recently, in the analysis of feminists and commons theories as to be adopted in agri-food research. Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food and the Journal of Sustainable Development and Journal Soberanía Alimentaria, Biodiversidad y Culturas, she has participated as lead author in the UN-lead assessments the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD, 2005-2008) and the rural chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC, 2010-2014).