Aleksandra Kowalska is an Associate Professor at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin, Poland. She was granted the degree of doctor habilitatus by the Scientific Council of the UMCS Institute of Economics and Finance in 2020. She has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, authored book chapters, and written two books in the fields of agricultural economics, food integrity, and sustainable economy. Her expertise is also in the area of food quality and safety management and food losses and waste. Most recently, she has been researching digitizing agriculture, food security issues, and consumer behavior in the food market. She is a member of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists.