Mariarita Cammarata
PhD Student
PhD in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science - XXXVII CycleTutor: Alessandro Scuderi
- 2021-2024: PhD course in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Catania. Research project: “A tool for assessing ecological transition: potential application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)”.
- 2021: Summer School; Life Cycle Costing, Social Life Cycle Assessment. Rete Italiana LCA
- 2021: Training Course: L’Agroecologia strumento per costruire economie trasformative.
- 2021: Research grant, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, supervisor: Ferdinando Branca. Research activities: Economic assessment of sustainability in broccoli, tomato and green bean production within the BRESOV Project – Horizon 2020.
- 2020: Training Course: Life Cycle Assessment e SimaPro.
- 2020: Research grant, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, supervisor: Ferdinando Branca. Research activities: Economic assessment of sustainability in broccoli, tomato and green bean production within the BRESOV Project – Horizon 2020.
- 2019-2020: Postgraduate Internship, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, supervisor: Ferdinando Branca. Research activities: Economic assessment of sustainability in broccoli, tomato and green bean production within the BRESOV Project – Horizon 2020.
- 2015-2017: Master’s Degree in Agricultural Science and Technology, University of Catania. Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppe Timpanaro. Degree thesis: “Misurazione della sostenibilitá dell’agricoltura biologica in provincia di Enna per principali indirizzi produttivi”; 110/110 e lode.
- 2011-2015: Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Science and Technology, University of Catania. Supervisor: Prof. Giuseppe Timpanaro. Degree thesis: “Agricoltura e sviluppo sostenibile: il caso dell’agricoltura biologica al femminile”; 109/110.
- 2010: High School diploma: Liceo Classico Napoleone Colajanni, Enna.
The aim of the PhD project is to assess the sustainability of agricultural production systems in Mediterranean areas. In this way it is possible to identify alternative solutions, asily applicable by farmers, to achieve sustainability from the management, environmental, economic and social point of view.