Biography Prof. Abda Emam   Prof. Abda Emam received her PhD from the University of Khartoum, Sudan. She then worked at Sudan University of Science and Technology since 1999 and, subsequently, served as Associate Professor and Professor. Now, she is working in King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia. She is the first Sudanese woman awarded a professorship in agricultural economics, specifically in the field of agricultural marketing and food security, in 2011. Professor Abda Emam has published more than sixty journal articles, two books (one of them is under the publication process) and two chapters. Her publications reflect her research interests in food security and environmental sustainability. She is a member in professional organizations. She participated in a number of scientific conferences, workshops, consulting and training (as trainer and trainee), the most recent being a training program in agri-tourism in Alaa area in Saudi Arabia.