Isabel Dinis is a lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra - School of Agriculture, in the disciplinary area of Social Sciences and Humanities. She has a degree in Agronomy (Lisbon University), a Master's degree in Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (Lisbon University) and a PhD in Economics , specialising in the area of Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources (Porto University). Her main areas of teaching and research are related to sustainable agriculture, natural resources economics and consumer preferences for traditional products and local varieties.