Karima Afif

Karima Afif serves as an Associate Professor at Laval University within the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, specializing in operations and supply chain management for agri-food systems. Her research addresses critical challenges in sustainable packaging, food security, and climate risk adaptation through her affiliation with the Research Center for Environmental, Agri-Food, Transport and Energy Economics.

Her primary research focuses on Operations Management and Supply Chain Management within food supply chains, examining organizational buying behavior for perishable-food packaging, policy effectiveness of environmental regulations like packaging taxes, and barriers to sustainable packaging adoption. This work directly tackles transnational food security vulnerabilities and climate adaptation strategies for Quebec's agricultural sector.

Recent publications (2020-2022) demonstrate concentrated expertise in sustainable packaging systems, combining systematic literature reviews with empirical studies on retail behavior and policy impacts. Her research consistently bridges theoretical operations management frameworks with practical applications for food industry stakeholders, emphasizing resilience in perishable supply chains.

Scientific Awards: No specific awards, fellowships, or medals are documented in the provided information.

Advising and Grants: Dr. Afif currently supervises three doctoral candidates (

• Bloaté Cedric Gledjike (Agroeconomics)
• Tiloux Soundja (Agroeconomics)

) and one postdoctoral researcher (

• Behnaz Gharakhani Dehsorkhi (Management)

), with recent completion of two master's theses (

• Renaud Ledoux (Consumer Sciences)
• Félix Bourgeois-Piché (Agroeconomics)

). Her active grant portfolio includes transnational food security research (FRQSC, 2025-2028), agricultural risk management chair (MAPAQ, 2025-2030), nature-based ecosystem restoration training (NSERC, 2024-2030), Quebec agri-food supply chain analysis (FRQSC, 2022-2026), and food bank resilience during crises (FRQSC, 2024-2027).

Labs and Teams: She contributes to the Research Center for Environmental, Agri-Food, Transport and Energy Economics, which facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration on economic modeling of food systems, climate risk assessment, and sustainable resource management across Quebec's agricultural sector.