Hamid El Bilali graduated in agronomy from the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine in Rabat (Morocco). He holds an MSc in Mediterranean organic agriculture (CIHEAM Bari, 2004) and a PhD in agricultural sciences (University of Bari, Italy; 2008). He is currently a senior researcher at the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM Bari). Since December 2004, he has been engaged in research, training and cooperation activities relating to sustainable food systems, food security, Mediterranean diet, food losses and waste, sustainable food consumption and production, and rural development.