Lusine Aramyan

Lusine Aramyan serves as a Researcher at Wageningen School of Social Sciences (WASS) within Wageningen University & Research, specializing in Sustainable Value Chains. Her work bridges agricultural economics, food systems analysis, and sustainability transitions with significant focus on global food waste reduction strategies.

Her research interests concentrate on food waste reduction across supply chains, particularly examining contract farming models for leafy vegetables in Iran and biobased packaging adoption within circular economies. Aramyan investigates systemic barriers in sustainable transitions, including corporate power dynamics in recycling systems and socio-economic factors influencing agricultural waste in developing regions. Her work combines quantitative system dynamics modeling with qualitative stakeholder analysis to develop practical interventions for food loss prevention.

Scientific contributions include:

• 91 research outputs comprising 29 articles, 36 reports, and 16 conference papers
• Key projects: Kentucky Horti-AgTech Knowledge System (2021-2022), ACCTiVate (2017-2019), and REFRESH_H2020 Matching (2015-2016)
• Extensive consultancy work on food loss and waste with organizations including the European Commission

Aramyan maintains active research collaborations across multiple continents, with significant work in Iran and the Netherlands. Her fingerprint analysis reveals strong expertise in food waste (100%), supply chain management (75%), and food waste reduction (52%), with notable geographic focus on Iran (75%) and Kentucky (50%). Current research examines corporate power dynamics in biobased packaging adoption and system-level interventions for postharvest loss prevention.