Bio
Prof. Dr. Hossein Azadi obtained his first PhD in agricultural extension and the second in human geography. He is currently a professor at Ghent University in Belgium. He has published about 500 journal articles with +14000 citations and h-index of 62 underscoring him as top 3% global scientist ranked by AD Scientific index. His main focus is on land governance, agroecology and the impacts of climate change on small-scale farmers. He is a member of the editorial boards in Land Use Policy, Land Degradation & Development, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, and Climatic Change. He also serves as a research project evaluator for several international councils and organizations.