PhD student in Modelling and assessment of the sustainability of bioeconomy scenarios across diverse large-scale regions in France and Europe
Adress : UMR FARE, INRAE, URCA, 2 esplanade Roland-Garros, 51100 Reims, France

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiara-gasperini-831a481ab/

HAL 

1577202

Carrière

October 2025 – February 2026: Schuman Intern | European Parliament – Brussels, Belgium

January 2025 – July 2025: Intern, Final-year dissertation| INRAE – Montpellier, France

January 2024 – April 2024: Junior Researcher | LIFE Project “Future of Farming”, Agurotech – Amsterdam, Netherlands

June 2022 – December 2022: Junior Researcher | “10,000 Gardens in Africa” Project, Fondation Slow Food – Bra, Italy

Education

September 2023 – August 2025: Master’s degree in Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems, specialising in agroecology, Wageningen University & Research and Isara Engineering School, Lyon (France)

September 2020 – July 2023: Bachelor’s degree in Gastronomic Sciences and Cultures, University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo (Italy)

Skills

Agricultural policy analysis
Agroecological transition
Water governance
Qualitative research
Spatial analysis (QGIS), 
Climate-resilient modelling
Water analysis
Monitoring and evaluation of international cooperation projects with certain African countries
Agrobiodiversity

Research interests

As part of my PhD thesis, I will be modelling and evaluating bioeconomic scenarios at the French and European levels for 2050.
This project will involve developing various scenarios to determine the amount of agricultural biomass that can be produced and used for bioenergy purposes. Particular attention will be paid to biogas and how certain resources could be returned to the soil in the form of digestate in order to close the nutrient cycle, increase or maintain carbon storage in the soil, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Main publications

1.       Master's report published on HAL : Agroecology and water: how are they integrated into the Territorial Food Project of the Carcassonne agglomeration area? https://hal.inrae.fr/search/index/q/*/authIdHal_i/1577202
2.       The ecology of plant ingredients, food heritage, and adaptation among Syrian, Afghan, and Egyptian Coptic diasporas in Northwestern Italy https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12482145/.

Other activities

Concours Europe et jeunesse : rédaction de courts textes sur l’agriculture, les systèmes alimentaires et les nouvelles générations.
Participation à une conférence des apiculteurs pour présenter les résultats du mémoire de licence sur l’apiculture migratoire en Italie.