Nour Ouzari
Tutor: Claudio Bellia
[ 08/2021 – 05/2023] Master of Science in Sustainable Agro-ecosystem and Resilience - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy https://www.iamb.it/
Research project: Measuring Resilience of Oasis agro-ecosystem- A case study in Tunisia. Understanding smallholder farmers' resilience in Oasis Agro ecosystems of Tunisia (the case of the Oases in southern Tunisia)- support and sustain the agro-ecological transition of these specific agro-ecosystems towards more resilient systems.
- Master of Science degree earned cum laude on May 31, 2023
[ 2018 – 2021] Engineering cycle in Agricultural and Agro-food Economy and Management - National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia http://www.inat.tn/fr
Final year project: Contribution to the study of the opportunity for the Manar Thon company to convert tuna by-products into pet food products on the market - identifying the opportunity to launch these products on the Tunisian market - drawing up a marketing plan, with the emphasis on promoting and selling the product
- National Engineering Degree earned cum summa laude on July 15, 2021.
Research fellowship [ 24/01/2025-30/10/2025]
University of Catania- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Part of the research activity held within the project AGRITECH: Sustainable productivity and mitigation of environmental impact in livestock systems; Assessment of the economic viability of marginal areas through the cultivation of Opuntia for livestock feed, including through a cost-benefit analysis and the construction of models to estimate the potential distribution of Opuntia biomass in the area. Under the supervision of the scientific responsible, Prof. Claudio Bellia.
Research fellowship [ 11/04/2024-10/09/2024]
University of Catania- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Part of the research activity held within the project POFACS: Preservability, quality and safety of fruit and vegetable products with a high service content, for which the scientific head is Prof. Cherubino Leonari, and with the coordination of the scientific responsible Prof. Claudio Bellia and Prof. Gioacchino Pappalardo. Main activities: Measuring and analysing consumer Willingness to Pay for horticultural products, more specifically labelled tomatoes/ Participation on the experimental auction about organic and Nickel-free tomatoes/ Contribution to the data base analysis.
- Part of the research activity held within the Project SEAM: Economic, environmental and social sustainability of the Mediterranean agri-food system, for which the scientific coordinator is Prof. Claudio Bellia