Biography
Bournaris Thomas is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is also the Head of Laboratory of Informatics in Agriculture. Currently serves as the Execut
Professor
Farm Management - eGovernment - ICT in Agriculture
Head of the Laboratory of Informatics in Agricuture
Department of Agricultural Economics
School of Agriculture
Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Biography
Bournaris Thomas is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is also the Head of Laboratory of Informatics in Agriculture. Currently serves as the Executive Editor of the International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics (Impact Factor 1.2, Citescore 2.3).
His PhD thesis focused on web platforms for farm management and eGoverment services. He works and has interests in agricultural economics, farm management and regional planning, sustainability in agriculture and management of agricultural resources, eGovernment, Decision Support Systems and ICT in agriculture and impact assessment of Common Agricultural Policy. His recent publications include papers in Agronomy, Sustainability and Energies Journal (MDPI), the Journal of Environmental Management, Land Use Policy, New Medit and Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
From March 2021-2024 was the President of the Hellenic Association for Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment (HAICTA). HAICTA is the Greek Branch of the European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture (EFITA).
Also from October 2021 – November 2023 was the President of the Hellenic Association of Agricultural Economists known as ETAGRO. ETAGRO is the publisher of the Agricultural Economics Review Journal.
Publishing is an important way of presenting and sharing the results of research and development activities of the Laboratory of Informatics in Agricuture. Our researchers publish journal articles, books and research data on current topics and contribute to the scientific and professional knowledge and development.
The results and the impact of our publications are measured by the international citation indexes, such as Impact Factor, h-Index etc.
School of Agriculture – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki