Agronomist with a PhD in Agrobiodiversity from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Italy). She is currently co-leader of the Organic Plant Breeding Group at FiBL Switzerland, focusing on neglected grain legume pre-breeding. She coordinates lupin breeding research at FiBL, combining molecular breeding methods with on-farm participatory approaches. From 2024 she is involved in a project promotes the introduction and cultivation od black-eyed pea in Switzerland. She carries out her research activities in several national and European projects.


















