Paolo De Castro is Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at the University of Bologna, Italy, and Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development at the European Parliament.

Felice Adinolfi is Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Fabian Capitanio is Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at the University of Naples, Italy.

Salvatore Di Falco is Lecturer in Environment and Development Economics at the London School of Economics, UK.

Angelo Di Mambro is a freelance journalist based in Brussels, Belgium.