He holds a degree in Agronomy (1987) from the Federal University of Ceará ꟷ UFC, a master's degree in Rural Economics (1990) from the UFC and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Tennessee ꟷ Knoxville (www.utk.edu), in the United States (1994). He has been a professor and researcher at the Department of Economics at the Federal University of Pernambuco ꟷ UFPE (www.ufpe.br), since 1995, and was a guest professor at the City University of Applied Sciences (www.hs-bremen.de) in Bremen, Germany, from 1998 to 2018. Between 2016 and 2020, he was president of the Pernambuco State Board of Education and currently coordinates a scientific cooperation agreement between UFPE and CUFE ꟷ Central University of Finance and Economics, in China, where develops research on food safety and food waste. He works in the areas of Agrarian Economics and Natural Resources.
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Possui graduação em Agronomia (1987) pela Universidade Federal do Ceará ꟷ UFC, mestrado em Economia Rural (1990) pela UFC e Ph.D. em Economia Agrícola pela University of Tennessee ꟷ Knoxville (www.utk.edu), nos Estados Unidos (1994). É professor e pesquisador do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco ꟷ UFPE (www.ufpe.br), desde 1995, e foi colaborador, como professor convidado, da City University of Applied Sciences (www.hs-bremen.de) em Bremen, na Alemanha, de 1998 a 2018. Entre 2016 e 2020, foi presidente do Conselho Estadual de Educação de Pernambuco e atualmente coordena um acordo de cooperação científica entre a UFPE e a CUFE ꟷ Central University of Finance and Economics, na China, onde desenvolve pesquisa sobre segurança alimentar e desperdícios de alimentos. Atua nas áreas de Economia Agrária e dos Recursos Naturais.
