Catherine Laroche-Dupraz

Catherine Laroche-Dupraz is a Lecturer-researcher in agricultural policy at The Agro Institute Rennes-Angers, affiliated with the Department of Social Sciences and the UMR SMART research unit (Agricultural structures and markets, resources and territories).

Her research focuses on critical intersections of agricultural economics and policy:

• Agricultural income analysis and Common Agricultural Policy implementation
• Food sovereignty frameworks and policy space for developing nations
• Conditions for phasing out hazardous pesticides in EU agriculture
• International trade implications for water resource management
• Economic analysis of virtual water trade in agricultural products

Dr. Laroche-Dupraz's scholarly work demonstrates consistent focus on the economic dimensions of agricultural policy with particular attention to how trade mechanisms affect food security both within the European Union and in developing countries. Her publications span theoretical economic analysis to practical policy implementation concerns.

She is actively involved in research projects including the Agr'income project commissioned by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food, which examines the heterogeneity, determinants, and trajectories of French farmers' income.