Professor

Alexandros Koutsouris, Unit of Agricultural Extension, Rural Systems & Rural Sociology, Dept. of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Agricultural University of Athens, is a specialist in agricultural extension (interactive innovation (and) communication) and agricultural education/training as well as in sustainable rural development with emphasis on participatory methods. Currently member of the GFRAS Board; past President of the steering committees of IFSA (International Farming Systems Association-European Group) and ESEE (European Society/Seminar of Extension Education) and expert in SWG SCAR AKIS. Expert in the TWG AKIS of the CAP Evaluation Helpdesc; member of the AUA advisory team to the Ministry of Rural Development and Food for Greece’s CAP Strategic Plan (topic: AKIS); past Co-Editor and currently member of the Editorial Committee, The Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension. He participates/ed in several research and collaboration projects including H2020 (e.g. ATTRACTISS, i2connect, FAIRshare, AgriLink, AgriDemo-F2F, AgriSpin, PRO-AKIS, etc.) and ERASMUS+ projects; member of the International/Strategic Advisory Boards of the projects modernAKIS, NEFERTITI and NEWBIE. (Co-)author of papers in scientific journals (e.g. Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension, Journal of Rural Studies, Sustainability, etc.) and international conferences on AKIS and extension/ advisory/ Innovation Support Services.