Zdeňka Žáková Kroupová is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management at the Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. She received her PhD, Master's and Bachelor's degrees from the Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague. Her research portfolio includes the investigation of total factor productivity, including its dynamics and components (particularly technical and scale efficiency), eco-efficiency, the adoption and impact of sustainable agricultural practices, and the evaluation of competitiveness determinants in the food processing sector, particularly in the Czech food industry.