Lucia Batereanu

Lucia Batereanu is a Doctoral Researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), affiliated with the Department of Agricultural Policy. She joined IAMO in February 2021 to conduct research on the impact of agricultural policies on farm competitiveness in Moldova. Prior to this role, she worked as a Marketing Assistant at the Fruit Producers and Exporters Association 'Moldova Fruct,' managing international projects funded by UNDP, USAID, and the World Bank.

• Education: Agricultural Economics (BSc and MSc) at the State Agrarian University of Moldova, with Erasmus+ exchanges at Varna University of Management (Bulgaria) and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Austria)

Research Focus: Lucia's work integrates Agricultural Economics and Policy Analysis, examining how subsidies influence farm-level economic performance and market dynamics in Eastern Europe. Her research particularly emphasizes the Republic of Moldova's agrarian sector and its alignment with international development frameworks.

Publications: Recent contributions include analyses of post-investment subsidies' impact on marketing capacity (2024) and farm support measures in Moldova (2023), presented at international conferences in Chișinău, Tbilisi, and Delhi.