Ekrem Gjokaj is a Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, Projects, Innovation and Scientific Research and a professor of rural economics at the Department of Environment and Agriculture Management of the IBCM, where he teaches courses in Agriculture and Resource Policy, Sustainable Agriculture, and Applied Natural Resources. Besides, he teaches courses in different public universities in Kosovo and as a guest lecturer at European Universities. Furthermore, he has vast experience in administration management; he served in different positions as Head of the Rural Programming and Coordination Division, then Director of Economic Analysis and Agricultural Statistics, and recently CEO of IPARD Paying Agency. He has prepared and contributed to the drafting of numerous strategic documents and various concepts of agricultural and rural development programs and policies, starting from the design to the implementation and evaluation of the strategies. His work so far has certainly covered a wide range of topics in the management of rural development, environment, agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural policies, markets and trade policies. Prof. Gjokaj has played a key role in many research studies financed by different organizations and has been co-author of numerous technical/policy studies and also two development strategies (Kosovo’s ARDP 2007 – 13 and 2014-2020).

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