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Zehra Basaran

PhD candidate and research engineer at L'Institut Agro Montpellier and CIHEAM IAM Montpellier
Zehra is a PhD student and research engineer at L'Institut Agro Montpellier and CIHEAM IAM Montpellier, where she also coordinates the RestPoll Living Labs as part of the RestPoll project. She is an ecological economist with an academic background in horticultural science as an agricultural engineer. Her agronomic background started at Ankara University in Turkey, where she completed her undergraduate studies. During this time, she also undertook short-term student exchanges at Niigata University and Fukushima University in Japan. Following her agronomic training, she transitioned into the field of agricultural economics with a master's degree in France through the Master MIDAS program and has continued her academic and professional journey in France ever since. Her doctoral research focuses on the ecological-economic modeling of pollination services, utilizing transdisciplinary approaches to promote the sustainability of pollination restoration within the Living Labs framework. Zehra has experience in various socio-economic topics, including stakeholder engagement, coordinating Living Labs, and facilitating learning across these labs