Personal information

Name: Prof. dr.ir. Guido Van Huylenbroeck

Address: Coupure Links 653, 9000 GENT, Belgium

Tel.: +32 (0) 9 2645926

Fax: +32 (0) 9 2646246

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Education & Qualifications

1981 M.Sc. “Agricultural engeneering, Option agricultural economics” (Ghent University)

1988 Ph.D. “Evaluation of land consolidation projects in Flanders” (Ghent University)

Current position and expertise

He is Professor of Agricultural Economics and Rural Environmental Economics at University of Gent since 1995 and hoogleraar since 1 October 2002. He is in charge of following courses: farm management, methods of research in agricultural economics, project management, economics of natural resources, rural development economics and agricultural policy.

Key publications

Baecke, E., Rogiers, G., De Cock, L. and Van Huylenbroeck, G. (2002). The supply chain and conversion to organic farming in Belgium or the story of the egg and the chicken. British Food Journal, 102, 163-174.

Meert, H., Bourgeois, M., Vernimmen, T., Van Huylenbroeck, G. and Van Hecke, E. (2002). Erop of eronder: bestaans(on)zekere boeren en hun overlevingsstrategieën, Koning Boudewijnstichting, Brussel.

Meert, H., Van Huylenbroeck, G. and Van Hecke, H. (2002). Analysis of rural development policies based on different modes of integration. In European experiences with rural development, pp. 83-98(Arzeni, A., et al. eds.). Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk, Kiel KG.

Van Huylenbroeck, G., Verhaegen, I., Collet, E., Mormont, M., Stassart, P. and Vannoppen, J. (1997). An inventory of emerging innovation projects in Belgian agriculture. In EU typical and traditional productions: rural effect and agro-industrial programme. Proceedings of the 52nd Seminar of the European AssociationArfini, F. ed.).

Van Huylenbroeck, G. and Whitby, M. (1999). Countryside stewardship: farmers, policies and markets. Pergamon Press, London.

Van Huylenbroeck, G. and Durand, G. (2003). Multifunctional agriculture: a new paradigm for European agriculture and rural development. Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot.

Van Huylenbroeck, G., Verbeke, W., Lauwers, L., Vanslembrouck, I. and D’Haese, M. (2003). Importance of policies and institutions for agriculture. Liber amicorum Prof. Dr. L. Martens., Academia Press, Gent.

Vanslembrouck, I., Van Huylenbroeck, G. and Verbeke, W. (2002). Determinants of the willingness of Belgian farmers to participate in agri-environmental measures. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 53, 489-511.

Verhaegen, I. and Van Huylenbroeck, G. (1999) A transaction cost analysis of a small innovative marketing channel for beef in Belgium. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 10, 1-18.

Verhaegen, I. and Van Huylenbroeck, G. (2001) Costs and benefits for farmers participating in innovative marketing channels for quality food products. Journal of Rural Studies, 17, 443-456.

Verhaegen, I. and Van Huylenbroeck, G. (2002) Hybrid governance structures for quality farm products: A transaction cost perspective. Shaker Verlag, Aachen.

Vernimmen, T., Verbeke, W. and Van Huylenbroeck, G. (2000) Transaction cost analysis of outsourcing farm administration by Belgian farmers. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 27, 325-345.

Vuylsteke, A., Collet, E., Haynes, I., Van Huylenbroeck, G. and Mormont, M. (2003) Effecten van normering op bedrijfsorganisatie en –structuur in de landbouw. Effets de la normalisation sur la structure et l’ organisation des entreprises agricoles., Academia Press, Gent.