Project Scientist
Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center9240 S. Riverbend Ave.
Parlier, CA 93648
fjbenitez@ucanr.edu
Also in:
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
Education
Ph.D. Sustainable Food Value Chains, Wageningen University / Research. 2023
M.S. Agribusiness and Rural Development, George-August-Universität Göttingen. 2023
Eng. Agro-industrial Engineering, Escuela Politécnica Nacional. 2011
Discipline
Ag EconomicsSpecialty
I am interested in food value chains, sustainable transitions, food justice, social equity, governance, market access, and innovation.Bibliography
Peer Reviewed
- Benitez-Altuna, Francisco; Trienekensa, Jacques; Gaitán-Cremaschi, Daniel (2023). Categorizing the sustainability of vegetable production in Chile: a farming typology approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY. 21:1, 2202538.
- Benitez-Altuna, Francisco; Materia, Valentina C.; Bijman, Jos; Gaitán-Cremaschi, Daniel; Trienekens, Jacques (2023). Farmer–buyer relationships and sustainable agricultural practices in the food supply chain: The case of vegetables in Chile. Agribusiness an International Journal.
- Benitez-Altuna, Francisco; Trienekens, Jacques; Materia, Valentina C.; Bijman, Jos (2021). Factors affecting the adoption of ecological intensification practices: A case study in vegetable production in Chile. Agricultural Systems. 194, 103283. 30 September 2021.
- Gaitán-Cremaschi, Daniel; Klerkx, Laurens; Duncan, Jessica; Trienekens, Jacques H.; Huenchuleo, Carlos; Dogliotti, Santiago; Contesse, María E.; Benitez-Altuna, Francisco J.; Rossing, Walter A.H. (2020). Sustainability transition pathways through ecological intensification: An assessment of vegetable food systems in Chile. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 2:18, 131–150.