Roberto Villalba
Junior Research Staff
| Phone: | +49 8161/71-6322 |
| Fax: | +49 8161/71-4426 |
| Building: | Institutional building II (4106) |
| Room: | GF/41 |
| E-mail: | roberto.villalba@tum.de |
Education
- M.Sc. Agricultural Economics, University of Hohenheim
- B.A. Economics and Management, University Grenoble Alpes
- B.A. Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
Research areas
- Agricultural finance
- Agricultural value chains
- ICT in agriculture
- Climate change economics
Research projects
- Net-CSA Bio (Network on Climate-Smart Agriculture: Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem conservation)
- Value Chain Financing for Climate-Smart Agriculture in South Asia (VCFCSA)
- Net CSA (Academic Network for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Colombia)
Publications
- Villalba, R.; Joshi, G.; Daum, T.; Venus, T. E. (2024). Financing Climate-Smart Agriculture: a case study from the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change 29, 33, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-024-10127-3
- Venus, T.E., Beale, C. & Villalba, R. (2024). Innovation and Networks in the Bioeconomy: A Case Study from the German Coffee Value Chain. Circ.Econ.Sust. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-024-00357-7
- Villalba, R., Venus, T. E., & Sauer, J. (2023). The ecosystem approach to agricultural value chain finance: A framework for rural credit. World Development, 164, 106177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106177
- Daum, T., Villalba, R., Anidi, O., Mayienga, S. M., Gupta, S., & Birner, R. (2021). Uber for tractors? Opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria. World Development, 144, 105480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105480