Marco Lerro

Current position: Associate Professor at the Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM) of the University of Sannio.

Academic education

from 30/04/2013 to 29/04/2016: PhD in Improvement and Management of Agricultural and Forestry Resources (XXVIII doctoral program) discussing the thesis entitled “Corporate social responsibility: determinants, consumers’ preferences and strategic approach”. Department of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Economics and Policy Group of University of Naples Federico II.

from 25/03/2011 to 17/12/2012: MSc in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies. University of Naples Federico II.

from 01/10/2006 to 25/03/2011: Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies. University of Naples Federico II.

Academic experience

from 29/11/2019 to 28/11/2022: Researcher (B). University of Sannio, Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM).

from 01/12/2017 to 28/11/2019: Research Fellow. University of Sannio, Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM).

from 28/06/2017 to 27/10/2017: Research Fellow. University of Padua, Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF).

from 15/04/2016 to 14/12/2016: Research Fellow. University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agricultural Sciences.

from 01/10/2014 to 30/09/2015: Visiting Scholar. University of Reading, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, Reading (UK).

from 05/04/2014 to 10/05/2014: Visiting Scholar. Wageningen University, Management Studies Group (MST), Wageningen (NL).

Teaching experiences

a.a. 2022-2023: Food safety EU policy (63 hours). University of Sannio, Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), Single-cycle Master degree in Law.

From a.a. 2021-2022 to the present: Agrifood financing (48 hours). University of Sannio, Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), Three-year degree in Economics, Banking and Finance degree.

a.a. 2020-2021: Agri-food policies and financial regulations (48 hours). University of Sannio, Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), Three-year degree in Economics, Banking and Finance degree.

Principal investigator of international project

from 01/17 to 01/18: Principal Investigator of the project “The value of socially responsible wine: a cross-country consumer analysis” financed by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).

Participation in national and international research groups

• Participation in the activities of a national research group within the project entitled “Formulazione e sviluppo di nuovi prodotti agroalimentari nutraceutici caratterizzati da elevato valore antiossidante, mineralizzante, detossificante attraverso applicazione di mild technologies (Wellness twenty hours)” CUP: B88I20000090005 COR: 2396061.
• Participation in the activities of a national research group within the project entitled “Il Paesaggio culturale e antropico della Falanghina DOC come bene immateriale UNESCO”, CUP F82F20000220002.
• Participation in the activities of a national research group within the project entitled “Viticoltura di precisione per produzioni sostenibili di qualità con caratteristiche funzionali (VERITAS)”, Cod. ARS01_01000.
• Participation in the activities of a national research group within the project entitled “Progetto Operativo di Innovazione per i Grani Antichi (POIGA)” CUP B88H1900530008.
• Participation in the activities of a national research group within the project entitled “Terroir Intelligenti del Sannio – Innovazioni Per Una Falanghina Resiliente – INNFARES”, CUP B88H19005340008.
• Participation in the activities of a national research group within the project entitled “Innovazioni agronomiche per il miglioramento della qualità dei frutti di melograno e della competitività delle aziende in filiera corta – GRANATUM”, CUP B28H19005180008.

Editorial boards of scientific journals

• Guest editor for the scientific journal Sustainability for the special issue entitled “Sustainable Innovations and Governance in the Agri-Food Industry”.
• from 2022 to the present: Assistant Editors for the scientific journal Agricultural and Food Economics.

​​​​​​​Other institutional activities

• Commissioner of the examination commission for the conferment of the title of PhD in Agricultural and Agri-food Sciences, Curriculum 3: Food Science and Technology, 31st Cycle.
• Participation, upon invitation of the coordinator prof. Giuseppe Marotta, to the work for updating the University Strategic Plan 2019-2021. University of Sannio.
• SMART Angel for the Three-year degree in Economics, Banking and Finance degree within the project SMART EBF. University of Sannio, Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), Three-year degree in Economics, Banking and Finance degree.
• Commissioner for the TOLC@CASA 2020; 2021; 2022 (CISIA).
• Participation in the working group aimed at drafting the Integrated Social Reporting 2021. University of Sannio.
• Participation in the working group for the preparation of the Integrated Strategic Plan 2022-2024 of the University. University of Sannio.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the call of ideas “Bank and Agrifood: united for growth”. Three-year degree in Economics, Banking and Finance degree - BPER BANCA a.a. 2021/2022. Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), University of Sannio.
• Member of the Working Group for Planning and Monitoring activities for the academic three-year period 2022/2025. Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), University of Sannio.
• from 12/2022 to the present: Member of the Orientation Commission of the Three-year degree in Economics, Banking and Finance degree. Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), University of Sannio.
• from 12/2022 to the present: Tutor of the Three-year degree in Economics, Banking and Finance degree. Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), University of Sannio.
• from 01/01/2023 to the present: Component of the University Quality Presidium (PQA). University of Sannio.