Perrine Vandenbroucke

Perrine Vandenbroucke is a teacher-researcher at ISARA Lyon, specializing in French and European agricultural economy and policy, entrepreneurial renewal in agriculture, and agroecological transitions across urban, rural, and peri-urban areas. Her work bridges agrarian policy with grassroots food security issues, focusing on gardens/orchards as critical sites for environmental and social transformation.

• Key research areas: Agroecology, Agricultural Policy, Urban-Rural Interface, Food Security, Governance, Territorial Development
• Current projects: PLEIADES (2022-2024), AE4EU (2021-2026), JARDIN'R (2021-), and JASSUR (2013-2015)

Her publications analyze agroecological territories, community gardening dynamics, and food system transformations. She co-directs doctoral research on topics like agroforestry, fruit heritage valorization, and rural poverty-alternative food networks. Recognized for her work, she received the Lauriers nationaux de la Fondation de France 2017 award.

Recent articles explore:

• Philanthropic funding mechanisms for European agroecology
• Gardening as a socio-cultural identity marker
• Large-scale agroecological transition frameworks
• Soil management challenges in community gardens
• Multi-stakeholder governance in agroecology territories

She teaches advanced agronomy courses on territorial strategies and ecological transitions, and contributes to Laboratoire d'études rurales as a research unit member.