Roberto Henke is a senior researcher at the Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy (CREA-PB) at CREA (Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Italy). From June 2017 to December 2021, he was the Scientific Director of CREA-PB. He has over 25 years of experience in the areas of Agricultural Economics and Policies, Rural Development, Agri-food Systems, and Agri-food Trade. He also has many scientific publications in international and national journals and contributions to many monographs and books. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Naples Federico II in Agricultural Economics and Policies.