European Association of Agricultural Economists

What European Association of Agricultural Economists does

The European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) is a voluntary non-profit professional association founded in 1975 and registered in the Netherlands, with its secretariat hosted at Wageningen University. It serves academic researchers, university faculty, PhD students, early-career scholars, and policy practitioners working in agricultural economics, agri-food systems, and rural development across Europe and selectively beyond. The association's mission is to advance knowledge in the field and to foster exchange of ideas among agricultural economists through a portfolio of journals, events, and member programs.

The EAAE's product portfolio centers on three peer-reviewed journals — the European Review of Agricultural Economics (ERAE, established 1973), Q Open, and EuroChoices — published through partnerships with Oxford University Press and Wiley, and managed by the related EAAEP Foundation (established 1972). Events include a biennial congress (the 18th held in Bonn, August 2025; 19th planned for Šibenik, Croatia, 2027; 20th for Uppsala, Sweden, 2029) drawing approximately 1,000 attendees, plus PhD workshops, subject seminars, and short webinars. Member development offerings include a Mentoring Program, PhD Network, Reading Circles, the AgEconMeet early-career network, monthly NewsFlash newsletter, and a Fellow Awards program.

The association operates with a board of ten members (three-year terms) and a small secretariat of approximately five staff, supplemented by 16 country Liaison Officers. Its commercial model is community-led: a two-year membership priced at €100 (adopted 2024 for the 2025-2026 cycle), journal subscription margins, biennial congress/event registration fees, and donations. Distribution is direct through the EAAE website and partner publishers, with no intermediaries. The organization is structurally supported by formal MoUs with 19 national/regional sister associations across Europe and Australia, creating a federated ecosystem that constitutes the association's primary competitive moat.

Name

European Association of Agricultural Economists

Legal name

European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE)

Website

https://eaae.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) is a Netherlands-registered nonprofit founded in 1975 that serves European agricultural economics researchers and PhD students through three journals (ERAE, Q Open, EuroChoices), a biennial congress (~1,000 attendees), seminars, webinars, and a mentoring program, funded primarily by €100 biennial membership fees and journal partnerships with OUP and Wiley.

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Wageningen

HQ country

Netherlands

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Europe

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B2B

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The primary revenue source is membership fees. As of 2025, the two-year membership period costs €100. The EAAE is a voluntary professional association registered in the Netherlands supported by member fees.
2. Journal subscriptions: The EAAE offers ERAE (European Review of Agricultural Economics) subscriptions to members at a reduced rate of €46.35 for 2023-2024-2025 (online only). Non-member subscriptions and institutional access provide additional revenue through Oxford University Press.
3. Congress and event registration fees: Biennial congresses and PhD workshops generate revenue through registration fees. The 18th EAAE congress was held in Bonn, Germany in August 2025.
4. Donations: The EAAE welcomes donations to support its objectives, including attendance of PhD students at workshops, travel grants, outreach activities, and social media initiatives.

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Core offering

The European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) is a voluntary professional association that advances agricultural economics knowledge and fosters exchange of ideas among agricultural economists across Europe. It delivers membership services, three peer-reviewed journals (ERAE, Q Open, EuroChoices), biennial congresses, PhD workshops, seminars, webinars, and professional development programs (mentoring, PhD network, reading circles) for academic researchers, PhD students, early-career researchers, and policy practitioners in the agri-food sector.

Product overview

The European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) is a professional association, not a technology product company. Its portfolio consists of academic publications (ERAE, Q Open, EuroChoices journals), professional events (biennial Congress, PhD Workshop, Seminars, Webinars), and member development programs (Mentoring, PhD Network, Reading Circles). The EAAE also publishes a monthly NewsFlash newsletter and operates the AgEconMeet early-career researcher network. The organization maintains an Awards program recognizing distinguished members as Fellows. EAAE members receive reduced-rate access to the journals and free electronic access to EuroChoices.

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Products and services

• European Review of Agricultural Economics (ERAE) The official scientific journal of EAAE, serving as a forum for innovative theoretical and applied agricultural economics research, including research articles and review articles. Published by Oxford University Press.
• Q Open A journal covering agricultural and environmental economics and cognate fields including agricultural economics, environmental and climate economics, natural resource economics, development economics, and food economics.
• EuroChoices A fully peer-reviewed outreach journal co-published by the Agricultural Economics Society and EAAE, presenting research on agri-food and rural resource issues for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• EAAE Congress Biennial congress bringing together academics, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss pressing issues in the agri-food domain. Attracts approximately 1,000 participants.
• EAAE PhD Workshop Biennial workshop providing European PhD students the opportunity to present research in progress and receive feedback from peers and senior economists, with plenary sessions on publication guidance.
• EAAE Seminars Subject-focused seminars organized under the EAAE flag, covering specific topics in agricultural economics including AI in agri-food systems and gender mainstreaming in agriculture.
• EAAE Webinars Short-format (1-1.5 hours) online events on specific topics of interest to EAAE members, covering areas such as machine learning in agricultural economics, EU agri-food policy, and risk management.
• Mentoring Program Program matching early-career agricultural economists with established senior members to help develop critical career skills including research paper crafting, grant writing, leadership, networking, and job market preparation.
• PhD Network Platform providing access to PhD courses for early-stage researchers in Europe across categories including Theory, Empirical Methods, Thematic, and Scientific Writing.
• Reading Circles Peer-to-peer mentoring activity where groups of EAAE members meet regularly to read, discuss, and learn about topics of mutual interest, fostering new research and interdisciplinary collaborations.
• NewsFlash Newsletter Monthly newsletter published by EAAE, delivering news, updates, and announcements to members.
• AgEconMeet Network Informal network facilitating networking among early-career researchers working on agri-food topics across European institutions.
• Fellow Awards Program

Quantifiable outcome

• The biennial congress brings together approximately 1,000 academics, scholars, practitioners, stakeholders, and policymakers from across the globe.
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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association of Agricultural Agribusiness Economists (SERiA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2028MoU between EAAE and SERiA, Polish Association of Agricultural Agribusiness Economists. Located at seria.com.pl. Expires 31-3-2028.
• Association of Agricultural Economists of North Macedonia (AAEM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2027MoU between EAAE and AAEM (Zdruzenie na agroekonomistite na Republika Severna Makedonija). Located at zaem.mk. Expires 5-6-2027.
• Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues (GEWISOLA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2026MoU between EAAE and GEWISOLA, German Society for Economic and Social Science of Agriculture. Located at gewisola.de. Expires 8-11-2026.
• Association of Agricultural Economists of Slovenia (DAES)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2026MoU between EAAE and DAES (Društvo agrarnih economistov Slovenije). Located at daes.si. Expires 8-11-2026.
• Asociación Española de Economía Agraria (AEEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2026MoU between EAAE and AEEA, Spanish Association of Agricultural Economics. Located at economiaagroalimentaria.es. Expires 7-10-2026.
• Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (SGA/SSE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2026MoU between EAAE and SGA/SSE (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie). Located at sse-sga.ch. Expires 7-10-2026.
• Czech Association of Agrarian and Environmental Economists and Sociologists (CAAEES)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2025MoU between EAAE and CAAEES (Česká asociace agrárních a environmentálních akonomů a sociologů). Located at caaees.cz. Expires 25-2-2025.
• Croatian Society of Agricultural Economists (HEAD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2021MoU between EAAE and HEAD (Hrvatsko Agroekonomsko Društvo). Located at haed.hr. Expires 7-12-2026.
• Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2021MoU between EAAE and AIEAA (Associazione Italiana di Economia Agraria e Applicata). Located at aieaa.org. Expires 7-12-2026.
• Società Italiana di Economia Agraria (SIDEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2021MoU between EAAE and SIDEA. Located at sidea.org. Expires 26-11-2026.
• Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland (AESI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2021MoU between EAAE and AESI. Located at aesi.ie. Expires 15-10-2026.
• Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics (ÖGA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2021MoU between EAAE and ÖGA (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie) for cooperation in agricultural economics. Located at oega.boku.ac.at. Expires 14-10-2027.
• Association of Agricultural Economists in Slovakia (AAES)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2021MoU between EAAE and AAES (Asociácia poľnohospodárskych ekonómov na Slovensku). Located at spu.fem.uniag.sk/fem/APES/. Expires 15-1-2026.
• Belgian Association of Agricultural Economics (BVLE/ABER)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2020MoU between EAAE and BVLE/ABER (Belgische Vereniging voor Landbouweconomie vzw/Association Belge d'Economie Rurale asbl). Located at bvle-aber.be. Expires 22-11-2026.
• Société Française d'Economie Rurale (SFER)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2020MoU between EAAE and SFER. Located at sfer.asso.fr. Expires 20-1-2026.
• Agricultural Economics Society (AES)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2019MoU between EAAE and AES, UK Agricultural Economics Society. Located at aes.ac.uk. Expires 3-4-2019.
• Società Italiana di Economia Agro-alimentare (SIEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2018MoU between EAAE and SIEA. Located at siea.it. Expires 14-3-2021.
• Australian Agriculture and Resource Economics Society (AARES)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2018MoU between EAAE and AARES for cooperation in promoting the agricultural and resource economics profession, fostering analytical capacities, and exchanging experiences and information on research activities. Expires 9-2-2018.
• European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEAERE is listed as a sister association with MoU cooperation for promoting the agricultural and resource economics profession and fostering analytical capacities in relevant areas.
• Romanian Association of Rural and Agri-food Economy (ARERA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARERA (Virgil Madgearu) is listed as a sister association with cooperation through MoU for promoting agricultural economics profession.
• Serbia Association of Agricultural Economists (SAAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAAE is listed as a sister association with cooperation for promoting the agricultural economics profession.
• Oxford University Press (OUP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOUP is the publisher of ERAE (European Review of Agricultural Economics) and Q Open journals. The EAAEP Foundation owns these journals and works with OUP for publication. In 1999, publication shifted to OUP and current ownership arrangements were created.
• Agricultural Economics Society (AES) - UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAES is a co-owner of EuroChoices journal (alongside EAAE). EuroChoices is published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The relationship is governed by a Management Board with representatives of both AES and EAAEP Foundation.
• Wageningen UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EAAE Secretariat is hosted at Wageningen University. Key board members including Secretary-General Jack Peerlings are affiliated with Wageningen University. The EAAEP Foundation contact is via Wageningen University.
• Rabobank Vallei en RijnminorOthersRabobank Vallei en Rijn is the banker for both EAAE and EAAEP Foundation. IBAN: NL23 RABO 0356 8114 25 (EAAEP Foundation), NL13 RABO 0356 8034 57 (EAAE). Rabobank provided support to EAAE-Congress at The Hague in 1990.

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Broad incumbents

• American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA): AAEA is the largest North American professional association for agricultural and applied economists, publisher of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. It is the broad-incumbent peer: a larger organization serving the same professional category with overlapping journals and conferences but operating across the Atlantic.
• International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE): IAAE is the global umbrella organization for agricultural economists, organizing a triennial world congress. It is the broader-incumbent counterpart to EAAE's regional focus and serves many of the same academic members, providing the global venue where EAAE members also present.

Regional players

• Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA): AIEAA is an Italian sister association with an active MoU with EAAE, focused on agricultural and applied economics. It is a regional peer structurally similar to EAAE (member society, conferences, publications) but operating primarily within Italy.
• Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES): CAES is the Canadian professional society for agricultural economists, publisher of the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. It is a regional peer serving the Canadian academic community in the same professional category as EAAE.
• Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues (GEWISOLA): GEWISOLA is the German Society for Economic and Social Sciences of Agriculture, with an active MoU with EAAE. It is a regional peer serving the German-speaking agricultural economics community with its own annual conference and publications.
• Société Française d'Economie Rurale (SFER): SFER is the French national association for rural and agricultural economists and holds an MoU with EAAE. It is a regional peer: structurally similar (member society, French-language and bilingual events, journals) but focused on the French national community rather than pan-European.
• Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE): ASAE is the regional professional association for agricultural economists across Asia. It is a regional peer in mission and structure (professional society, conferences, member-driven) but serves a different geography and represents an emerging market for agricultural economics research.

Direct peers

• Agricultural Economics Society (AES): The UK-based Agricultural Economics Society is the most direct peer to EAAE: a national/regional professional society for agricultural economists with similar journals (it co-owns EuroChoices with EAAE), member-driven governance, and an active MoU relationship. It serves the same professional audience and overlapping content agenda.
• European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE): EAERE is a sister European professional association with an active MoU with EAAE, focused on environmental and resource economics. It is a direct peer because it serves an overlapping academic audience, organizes its own European conference, and shares many European institutional members with EAAE.
• Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES): AARES is the Australian professional society for agricultural and resource economists, with a formal MoU with EAAE. It is a direct peer in structure (membership association, conferences, journals) and audience, but it primarily serves Australia rather than Europe.

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