Education
PhD in Agricultural Economics and Policy, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy
MPhil in Development Studies, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Sussex University, U
MA in Economics (summa cum laude), Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy

Biography

Paola V. Termineis Adjunct Professor of Economics in the MA in Food Studies.She joined AUR after an extensive international careerasdevelopmenteconomistin the United Nations system.

Dr.Termine has worked for over twenty years onfood systems governance, rural development,labour. Her work has combined research, policy analysis and dialogue with governments, international organizations, researchers, and civil society partnersacross Europe, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East.In the last seven yearsshe hasprovidedtechnical advice to theHigh LevelPanel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the UN Committee on World Food Security, serving as technical review editor for the HLPE reports.

Dr. Termine recentareas ofinterestinclude food security and nutrition; resilience; and Indigenous Peoples’food systems.She was among the proponents of the six dimensions of food security framework and has contributed to advancing this approach in policy and scholarly work.At AUR, she teachesthe MA course “Food, rurality and local development”.

Affiliations

  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)– High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

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Selected publications

  • 2022Clapp, J., W.G. Moseley, B.Burlingameand P. Termine.Viewpoint: The case for a six-dimensional food security framework,Food Policy,Volume 106,2022,102164,ISSN 0306-9192,
  • 2021High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE).Promoting youth engagement and employment in agriculture and food systems. HLPE Report No. 16. (co-author)
  • 2020 High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE). Food security and nutrition: building a global narrative towards 2030. HLPE Report No. 15. (co-author)