cinve has a long tradition on studies on economics and governance of agrifood chains. Research has focuses on coordination problems of agrifood chains, competitiveness, finances, adoption of technology and, more recently, on issues related to contractual arrangements, governance and the role of institutions in agricultural sectors.
Moreover, this area of study has broadened its scope by incorporating topics of economics of natural resources in studies that focus on the identification of factors associated with conservations, resource management, and environmental resilience.