Bioeconomics and Agrο-nutrition
Description
The term and content of the bioeconomy arose from the pressure of global challenges, related to the existence and use of renewable biological resources such as: agricultural production, food, marine wealth, energy demand, etc. According to the EU definition, the bioeconomy includes sectors of the economy that use renewable biological resources and their conversion (excluding waste and by-products) into value-added products. The main goal set by the EU is to promote a strong bioeconomy that will enable Europe to live within its means. The development of the bioeconomy in the EU promoted through various policies. In Greece, both bioeconomics research and information and promotion policies lag behind at national and regional level.
Objectives
This proposal aims to help fill this gap by including the work section "WU1. Organic Economics and Agro-nutrition», wwith the aim of identifying and investigating the bioeconomy and its synergy with agro-food in the region of Western Macedonia, as well as identifying its development potential locally through the assessment of socio-economic impacts. With appropriate methodologies (Input-Output Analysis, quantitative and qualitative research) the branches of the bioeconomy will be determined and then its level in Greece and the region of Western Macedonia and its contribution to socio-economic indicators (employment, production, incomes) will be investigated. in a framework of general equilibrium. At the same time, its synergy with the agri-food industry and its contribution will be examined, while through primary research in Western Macedonia, the adoption of the bioeconomy and the ways of its promotion will be explored. The results will be a guide for its promotion and a tool for the development of the region. At the same time, innovative actions will be carried out in two axes, agriculture and intelligent animal husbandry.
The research team
Loizou Eustratios
Professor - Project Supervisor Department of Regional and Cross-Border Development
University of Western Macedonia
eloizou (at) uowm.gr
Hatzitheodoridis Fotios
Professor Department of Regional and Cross-Border Development
University of Western Macedonia
fxtheodoridis (at) uowm.gr
Melfou Katerina
Professor Department of Agriculture
University of Western Macedonia
kmelfou (at) uowm.gr
Zaralis Konstantinos
Assistant Professor Department of Agriculture
University of Western Macedonia
kzaralis (at) uowm.gr
Siskou Thomas
Assistant Professor Department of Economics
University of Western Macedonia
tsiskou (at) uowm.gr
Mihailidis Anastasios
Associate Professor Agricultural Economy Sector
Department of Agriculture,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
tassosm (at) auth.gr
Papadopoulou Christina-Ioanna
PhD candidate Department of Regional and Cross-Border Development
University of Western Macedonia
drdcbs00003 (at) uowm.gr
Kyriklidis Marios-Errikos
PhD candidate Department of Regional and Cross-Border Development
University of Western Macedonia
drdcbs00005 (at) uowm.gr
Magiridis Georgios
PhD candidate Department of Regional and Cross-Border Development
University of Western Macedonia
gmag88 (at) hotmail.gr
Paltaki Katerina
PhD candidate Agricultural Economy Sector, Department of Agriculture
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
apaltaki (at) agro.auth.gr
Kalfas Dimitrios
PhD, Research Associate Department of Agriculture
University of Western Macedonia
kalfdimi (at) gmail.com
Activities
Publications:
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Papadopoulou, C.I.; Loizou, E.; Melfou, K. and Chatzitheodoridis, F. (2021). The Knowledge Based Agricultural Bioeconomy: A Bibliometric Network Analysis. Energies 14(20): 6823. https://doi.org/10.3390/
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Paltaki, A.; Michailidis, A.; Chatzitheodoridis, F.; Zaralis, K. and Loizou E. (2021). Bioeconomy and Livestock Production Nexus: A Bibliometric Network Analysis. Sustainability 13(22): 12350. https://doi.org/10.
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Paltaki, A.; Zaralis, K.; Chatzitheodoridis, F.; Michailidis, A. and Loizou, E. (2021). Bioeconomy in livestock sector through bibliometric network analysis: A case from Greece. Proceedings of the XII International Scientific Agriculture Symposium Agrosym 2021, 7-10 October 2021. pp. 1313-1319.
Conference presentations:
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Κυρικλίδης, Μ.Ε. και Λοΐζου, Ε. (2022). Εξέταση της κοινωνικοοικονομικής συμβολής των κλάδων της βιοοικονομίας στην Ελλάδα μέσω τη εφαρμογής ενός υποδείγματος Εισροών-Εκροών. 22ο Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο του Συνδέσμου Ελλήνων Περιφερειολόγων, 14-15 Οκτωβρίου. Γρεβενά, Ελλάδα.
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Kiriklidis, M.E. and Loizou, E. Are biobased sectors key sectors for an economy: Bioeconomy at national and regional level using an Input-Output model. International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE 2022), 7-9 July 2022. Madrid, Spain.
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Loizou, E.; Kriklidis, M.E. and Jurga, P. The socioeconomic role of Bioeconomy sectors in Rural areas: The case of a Greek Region. 20th European Rural Development Network (ERDN) Conference, 14-16 September 2022. Mielno, Poland.
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Μαγγιρίδης, Γ.; Κυρικλίδης, Μ.Ε.; Χατζηθεοδωρίδης, Φ. και Λοΐζου, Ε. (2022). Περιφερειακές ανισότητες και Απολιγνιτοποίηση: Εστιάζοντας στις Περιφέρειες Δυτικής Μακεδονίας και Πελοποννήσου. 22Ο Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο του Συνδέσμου Ελλήνων Περιφερειολόγων, 14-15 Οκτωβρίου 2022. Γρεβενά, Ελλάδα.
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Paltaki, A.; Zaralis, K.; Chatzitheodoridis, F.; Michailidis, A. and Loizou, E. (2021). Bioeconomy in livestock sector through bibliometric network analysis: A case from Greece. Paper presented in the XII International Scientific Agriculture Symposium Agrosym 2021, 7-10 October 2021, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Paltaki, A.; Loizou, E.; Chatzitheodoridis, F.; Partalidou, M.; Nastis, S. and Michailidis, A. (2022). Training needs in bioeconomy: Evidence from Western Macedonia, Greece. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries ΕΒΕΕC, 20-22 May 2022. Florence, Italy.
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Papadopoulou, C.I.; Loizou, E.; Chatzitheodoridis, F. and Karelakis, C. (2022). Exploring farmers’ knowledge for circular bioeconomy: An exploratory factor analysis in a rural region. 14th International Conference Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries ΕΒΕΕC, 20-22 May 2022. Florence, Italy.
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Papadopoulou, C.I.; Melfou, K.; Loizou, E. and Karelakis, C. (2021). A bibliometric network analysis on agricultural bioeconomy. Paper presented in the XII International Scientific Agricultural Symposium Agrosym 2021, October 7-10 2021, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Results
D1.2.1: Regional Input-Output Table
D1.3.1: Survey questionnaire
D1.3.2: Results of Quantitative Research
D1.4.1: Questionnaire for conducting the research/ semi-structured interview plan
D6.2.1: Papers (4) in scientific conferences/journals from Work Package 1
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