PhD Program Introduction

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL FORESTRY AND FOOD RESOURCES

The Ph.D. program in Sustainable Management of Agricultural Forestry and Food Resources builds upon the long term experience in research and teaching of the Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI) of the University of Florence. The PhD is a 3-year full-time period of learning and research offering students scientific knowledge in the fields of agricultural and forestry economics, forest planning and monitoring, forest operations, wood science, agricultural and forestry engineering, food sciences and technologies. PhD students will acquire the theoretical and methodological approaches needed for building innovation into planning and managing agricultural, forest and food systems, seen as complex socio-ecological systems.

The PhD Program is organized in 4 Curricula. Students attend courses in common to the 4 curricula: https://www.phd-gsrafa.dagri.unifi.it/vp-275-introduction.html

The PhD Program in Sustainable Management of Agricultural Food and Forestry Resources offers students a number of opportunities for international exchange: https://www.phd-gsrafa.dagri.unifi.it/vp-43-international.html