The Agrarian Economy and Natural Resources Management group participates very actively in scientific and technical research projects granted, fundamentally, in competitive public calls. Likewise, it collaborates in public-private projects, through university-business linkage mechanisms, and provides advice and specialized knowledge to international organizations, associations, agricultural professional organizations and other institutions and companies. It works both nationally and internationally, especially in European projects, but also has extensive work experience in developing countries in the southern and eastern Mediterranean, Asia, Latin America and Africa. The group organizes and teaches specialization and improvement courses, postgraduate courses, seminars, conferences and other activities of a similar nature. Furthermore, in the teaching field, they are involved in educational innovation and research experiences promoted by the UPM.
Lines of work
- Analysis and evaluation of agrarian and rural development policies.
- Economy and management of natural resources.
- Mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector.
- Economic analysis of drought plans.
- Analysis and management of the risks in agriculture.
Principal researcher
Bardají de Azcárate, Isabel
Catedrática de Universidad
More information
UPM Research GroupProjects
See all projectsResilient Agricultural IrrigatioN systems for water Scarcity in Europe (RAINS)
InternationalODS 6, ODS9, ODS12CONSOLE: CONtract SOLutions for Effective and lasting delivery of agri-environmental-climate public goods by EU agriculture and forestry.
InternationalPolítica de Aguas en España: Impulsando las funciones ambientales de los recursos hídricos
With companiesThe contribution of water REuse to a resourCe-efficient and sustainabLe wAter manageMent for irrigatiOn (RECLAMO)
National
Scientific results
See all results- Andries, D.M., Garrido, A. & De Stefano, L.(2025)Addressing drivers and data gaps in Spain’s non-compliance of drinking water quality standardsScience of The Total Environment, 963, 178412.PapersJCR
- Mandaluniz Astigarraga, N. & Soriano Martínez, B.(2025)El libro recomendado: Despoblación, cohesión territorial e igualdad de derechosDossieres EsF, Economistas Sin Fronteras. 56, 55-56.PapersJCR
- Sáez Pérez, L.A. & Soriano, B.(2025)Más allá de la diversificación económica, en el medio ruralDossieres EsF, Economistas Sin Fronteras, 56, 46-49.PapersJCR
- Soriano, B. & Sumpsi Viñas, J.M.(coord). Molina Ibáñez, M., Camarero, L., Arnalte Alegre, E., Ortiz Miranda, D., Oñate, J.J., Bardají Azcarate, I., Cruz Maceín, J.L., González Azcárate, M., Sáez Pérez, L.A., Gallardo-Cobos, R., Sánchez Zamora, P. & Mandaluniz Astigarraga, N.(2025)El futuro de la política agraria y rural de la Unión EuropeaDossieres EsF, Economistas Sin Fronteras, 56, 30-35.ReportJCR