Agricultural Economics and Natural Resource Management
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
Full ProfessorDepartment:910670892Email:isabel.bardaji@upm.esBardají de Azcárate, Isabel
Full ProfessorFull Professor of Economy and Agricultural Policy at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). She is currently the Director of the Centre of Research and Studies for Agricultural and Environmental Risk Management (CEIGRAM). She also leads the Agricultural Economics and Natural Resource Management Research Group.
She has over 30 years of research experience. Her work focuses primarily on the analysis of agricultural policy, rural development and risk management. She has published more than 50 research works, including articles and book chapters, many indexed in the JCR- She has participated as a researcher and/or principal investigator in over 20 national and international competitive projects and has contributed to over 30 significant contracts with public institutions.
- Department:Agricultural Economics, Statistics and Business Management
- Research Group:Agricultural Economics and Natural Resource Management
- School / Faculty:Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronomía, Alimentaria y Biosistemas (ETSIAAB)
- Agency:Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- Lines of research:Agricultural policy, rural development, agricultural markets, risk management
More information
UPM Research GroupProjects
See all projectsResilient Agricultural IrrigatioN systems for water Scarcity in Europe (RAINS)
InternationalODS 6, ODS9Política de Aguas en España: Impulsando las funciones ambientales de los recursos hídricos
With companiesODS11, ODS13Multifuncionalidad de los paisajes agrarios en Europa: evaluando y gestionando sinergias y compromisos entre producción agraria, biodiversidad y servicios ecosistémicos (TALE)
NationalODS12, ODS13The contribution of water REuse to a resourCe-efficient and sustainabLe wAter manageMent for irrigatiOn (RECLAMO)
NationalODS9, ODS11, ODS12, ODS13
Scientific results
See all results- González-Rosell, A., Pataki, B., Fehér, J., Arfa, I., Lovas, A. & Blanco, M.(2025)A Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems nexus coherence assessment of solutions in the Danube River BasinScience of the total environment, 1003, 180697-180697.PapersJCR
- Saravia Matus, S. (Coord.). Blanco, M., Blanco, I., Garrido, A., Soriano, B. (Autores del contenido)(2026)Valoración del agua: reflexiones y recomendaciones para América Latina y el CaribeCEPAL, Serie de Recursos Naturales y Desarrollo. Comisión Económica para América Latina y el CaribeReportJCR
- Villacorta-Ranera, C(2026)Non-Conventional resources in water management in agriculture: challenges and opportunitiesDirectora: Blanco, I.Doctoral thesesJCR
- Arfa, I., González-Rosell, A., Govorukha, K., Bisselink, B. & Blanco, M.(2025)Developing narratives for policy-relevant water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus pathways: How global and European Union drivers interactEnvironmental Impact Assessment Review, 116, 108122.PapersJCR