Alfons Oude Lansink

Alfons Oude Lansink is a Professor and Chairholder in Business Economics at Wageningen University, Netherlands. He holds adjunct professorships at Universitas Padjadjaran (Indonesia) and the University of Florida (USA), and serves on the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture's CDM committee and Rabobank's scientific advisory board. His academic career spans roles as director of Wageningen School of Social Sciences (WASS) and Secretary-General of the European Association of Agricultural Economists.

• Education: MSc and PhD in Agricultural Economics from Wageningen University
• Leadership: Head of Business Economics group since 2003

His research focuses on dynamic technical and economic efficiency, sustainable performance of food supply chains, and economics of plant health. Recent work examines climate adaptation strategies, circular economy applications, and cross-border agri-food innovation dynamics using advanced econometric models.

Key projects include MINDSTEP (modeling farm decisions), Closing the Loop (insect-based agriculture), and Food Pro-tec-ts (transboundary food technologies). Publications address topics like:

• Technical efficiency in dairy and arable farming
• Economic impacts of climate change on agriculture
• Corporate social responsibility in food manufacturing
• Policy evaluation for biogas and organic farming

He serves as:

• Secretary/Treasurer of agricultural economics journal foundation
• Advisor to Universitas Padjadjaran (Indonesia) on policy and PhD supervision
• Editorial board member of Agronomy Journal and European Review of Agricultural Economics