RTG 1666: Transformation of Global Agri-Food Systems


Dr. Cristina Romero was a GlobalFood member from 2012-2015. The information on this site reflects the status at the point of leaving GlobalFood.

Occupation after leaving GlobalFood

Lecturer – Researcher. Escuela Politécnica Nacional. Quito - Ecuador
Courses: Agribusiness, Statistics, Ecology, Chemistry II, Introduction to Statistical Quality Analysis.


Name

Cristina Romero


Academic background


  • 2012-2015: PhD candidate in Agricultural Economics, Georg-August University, Germany
    Thesis: An analysis of the dynamics of two high-value export chains: smallholder participation, standards and trust
  • 2009-2011: MSc. Sustainable International Agriculture. Georg-August University, Göttingen – Universidad de Talca, Chile.
    Thesis: Standards and Contractual relations between small farmers and exporters in the Northern Part of Costa Rica.
  • 2000 – 2006: Agro-Industrial Engineering (focus on food processing). Escuela Politecnica Nacional. Quito, Ecuador.



Research Interests

  • Sustainable agri-food value chains
  • Formal and informal institutions in food trade
  • Governance structures
  • Farmers decision making and trust


    • Publications

    a) Peer-reviewed publications


    • Romero Granja , C., & Wollni, M. (2019). Opportunistic Behaviour and Trust: Experimental Results from Broccoli Farmers in Ecuador. Journal of agricultural economics, 70(1), 62-80.
    • Romero Granja, C., & Wollni, M. (2018). Dynamics of smallholder participation in horticultural export chains: evidence from Ecuador. Agricultural economics, 49(2), 225-235.


    b) Other publications


    • Dr. Cristina Maria Romero Granja (2015). An analysis of the dynamics of two high-value export chains: smallholder participation, standards and trust. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-0023-3D9F-6
    • Romero, C., M. Wollni (2014). Supplier dynamics in horticultural export chains - Evidence from Ecuador. GlobalFood Discussion Paper 50. www.uni-goettingen.de/de/213486.html
    • Wollni, M., Romero, C., Saenz, F., Le Coq, J. (2013) “Inclusive and beneficial? Governance in global food value chains in Costa Rica”. 13th EAAE Seminar on Pro-poor Innovations in Food Supply Chains. Ghent, Bélgica.
    • Romero C., Wollni M., Saenz, F. (2011) Standards and Contracts between Small-Scale Pineapple Farmers and Exporters in the Huetar Norte Region of Costa Rica. Tropentag (Poster)



    Languages

    Spanish, English, German