Prof. George Vlontzos
Full Professor, Director of the Laboratory of Agricultural Economics and Consumer Behavior
Research Field: Agricultural Economics and Consumer Behavior
Expertise
- Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs)
- Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
- Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
- Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA)
George Vlontzos is a Full Professor, Director of the Laboratory of Agricultural Economics and Consumer Behavior. His research interests focus on, among others, economic and environmental efficiency assessment, and on consumer behavior characteristics for agricultural inputs and foodstuff. For this, various models are being implemented like Data Envelopment Analysis, Stochastic Frontier, Artificial Neural Networks, the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the Health Belief Model, etc. He has published several papers in journals under double blind peer review evaluation and participated in international congresses and seminars. Finally, he has participated, in competitive projects co-financed by the EU, national funding as well as private funding projects. He participates in EU funded projects, including ALLIANCE HORIZON EUROPE, NATAE HORIZON EUROPE and GreenDriedFruits PRIMA. Prof. George Vlontzos teaches agricultural economics and consumer behavior at the University of Thessaly, Greece.
He was a visiting professor at the Center of Applied Optimization, University of Florida, USA from 1-2-2016 until 31-7-2016. Finally, he has a close collaboration with the Agricultural Institute of Montpellier, France, teaching consumer behavior for agricultural products and food in the MSc MIDAS program.
Education
- PhD – Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece
- MBA in Agribusiness – University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
- BSc in Agriculture – School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Publications
- 2026
Understanding the Impact of Agroecological Products: The Algerian Case Study
Christina Kleisiari, Aissa Belhadi, Karima Boudedja, Aissa Bekkouche, Leonidas-Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Marios Vasileiou and 5 more
Proceedings · Conference papers
doi:10.3390/proceedings2026134032 - 2026
Mapping the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) nexus: Insights and limitations from a systematic literature review on interconnected resource management
Dimitra Despoina Tosiliani, Marios Vasileiou, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Fadi Abdelradi, Christina Kleisiari, Kyriaki Kechri and 2 more
Agricultural Water Management · Journal articles
doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2026.110650 - 2026
Towards pollinator stewardship in all policies: Policy incoherence in the EU is a major barrier to pollinator restoration
Jeroen P. van der Sluijs, Noa Simon Delso, Johan Axelman, Ignasi Bartomeus, Tom Breeze, Scott Bremer and 33 more
Other
doi:10.5281/ZENODO.20715670 - 2026
Cultivating Demand: A Systematic Literature Review on Agroecology's Role in Consumer Behavior
Christina Kleisiari, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Marios Vasileiou, Vasileios Angelopoulos, Asimina Oikonomou, Georgios Kleftodimos and 3 more
Cleaner and Responsible Consumption · Journal articles
doi:10.1016/j.clrc.2026.100413 - 2026
METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CALCULATION OF FOOD DISINFECTION TIME WITH LOW MOISURE CONTENT
George Vlontzos, Athanassiou Christos, Marios Vasileiou, Maria Sakka, Marina Gkourgkouta, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos and 1 more
Patents
- 2025
Assessing the Economic Impact of Insect Pollination on the Agricultural Sector: A Department-Level Case Study in France
Yasmine Blili, Elie Abou Nader, Iciar Pavez, Paolo Prosperi, Rachid Harbouze, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos and 5 more
Journal articles
doi:10.2139/ssrn.5337910 - 2025
A hybrid remotely operated underwater vehicle for maintenance operations in aquaculture: Practical insights from Greek fish farms
George Vlontzos
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture · Journal articles
- 2025
Emerging Technologies for Investigating Food Consumer Behavior: A Systematic Review
Kyriaki Kechri, Christina Kleisiari, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Marios Vasileiou, Dimitra Despoina Tosiliani, Vasileios Angelopoulos and 2 more
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety · Journal articles
doi:10.1111/1541-4337.70340 - 2025
Multidimensional and Multiscale Evaluation Framework Considering Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystem Nexus
Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Dimitra Despoina Tosiliani, Vasileios Angelopoulos, Veronica Bonomelli, Georgios Kleftodimos, Marios Vasileiou and 5 more
Proceedings · Conference papers
doi:10.3390/proceedings2025117012 - 2025
Mediterranean farming systems and the climate crisis : impacts, contradictions and adaptation challenges. From land structures to territory. Book of abstracts of XIVth International Seminar of FONCIMED Network, Baeza, Spain, 9-11 October, 2024
Mediterranean farming systems and the climate crisis: Impacts, contradictions and adaptation challenges. From land structures to territory. · Conference papers
doi:10.56451/10334/9870 - 2025
Digital Transformation of Food Supply Chain Management Using Blockchain: A Systematic Literature Review Towards Food Safety and Traceability
Marios Vasileiou, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Christina Kleisiari, Pantelis Z. Lappas, Christos Tsinopoulos, Georgios Kleftodimos and 4 more
Business & Information Systems Engineering · Journal articles
doi:10.1007/s12599-025-00948-0 - 2025
Assessing Consumer Awareness and Willingness to Pay for Agroecologically Produced Food in Tunisia
Kyriaki Kechri, Christina Kleisiari, Wafa Koussani, Khawla Hanachi, Haifa Benmoussa, Mehdi Ben Mimoun and 6 more
Proceedings · Conference papers
doi:10.3390/proceedings2026134019 - 2024
Transforming weed management in sustainable agriculture with artificial intelligence: A systematic literature review towards weed identification and deep learning
Marios Vasileiou, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Christina Kleisiari, Georgios Kleftodimos, George Vlontzos, Hatem Belhouchette and 1 more
Crop Protection · Journal articles
doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106522 - 2024
Variable RTS in hierarchical network DEA: Enhancing efficiency in higher education systems
Siwei Xiao, Marios Kremantzis, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Aniekan Essien, George Vlontzos
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences · Journal articles
doi:10.1016/j.seps.2024.102112 - 2024
Promoting excellence or discouraging mediocrity – a policy framework assessment for precision agriculture technologies adoption
Georgios Kleftodimos, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Stelios Kartakis, Christina Kleisiari, Marios Vasileiou, Marios Dominikos Kremantzis and 1 more
Precision Agriculture · Journal articles
doi:10.1007/s11119-024-10160-x - 2024
Is Blockchain a Panacea for Guarding PDO Supply Chains? Exploring Vulnerabilities, Critical Control Points, and Blockchain feasibility in Greece
Marios Vasileiou, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Christina Kleisiari, Paolo Prosperi, Georgios Kleftodimos, Athanasios Ragkos and 4 more
Advanced Sustainable Systems · Journal articles
doi:10.1002/adsu.202400257 - 2024
Assessing climate change awareness among Mediterranean university students: a comparative study of French and Greek universities
Aybike Bayraktar, Georgios Kleftodimos, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Christina Kleisiari, George Vlontzos, Hatem Belhouchette
Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences · Journal articles
doi:10.1007/s13412-024-00946-w - 2024
Embracing fairness within a cross-efficiency hierarchical network DEA system
Siwei Xiao, Marios Dominikos Kremantzis, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, George Vlontzos, Panos M. Pardalos
Operational Research · Journal articles
doi:10.1007/s12351-023-00811-8 - 2024
Assessing Agroecology Terms for North African Countries: A Literature Review
Malak Hazimeh, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Georgios Kleftodimos, Christina Kleisiari, Marios Vasileiou, George Vlontzos
Conference papers
doi:10.3390/proceedings2024094004 - 2024
The Food Fraud Landscape: A Brief Review of Food Safety and Authenticity
Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Malak Hazimeh, Marios Vasileiou, Christina Kleisiari, Georgios Kleftodimos, George Vlontzos
Conference papers
doi:10.3390/proceedings2024094006 - 2024
Consumers’ Behavior toward Plant-Based Milk Alternatives
Dimitris Alexandridis, Christina Kleisiari, George Vlontzos
Conference papers
doi:10.3390/proceedings2024094060 - 2024
Enhancing Sustainability through Weather Derivative Option Contracts: A Risk Management Tool in Greek Agriculture
Angelos Prentzas, Thomas Bournaris, Stefanos Nastis, Christina Moulogianni, George Vlontzos
Sustainability · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/su16177372 - 2023
Linking Beekeepers’ and Farmers’ Preferences towards Pollination Services in Greek Kiwi Systems
Elie Abou Nader, Georgios Kleftodimos, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Christina Kleisiari, Nicola Gallai, Salem Darwich and 3 more
Animals · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/ani13050806 - 2023
Assessing efficiency differences in a common Agriculture Decision Support System - A comparative analysis between Greek and Italian durum wheat farms
George Vlontzos
Int. J. Food System Dynamics · Journal articles
- 2023
Embracing fairness within a cross‑efciency hierarchical network DEA system
George Vlontzos
Operational Research · Journal articles
- 2023
A fuzzy TOPSIS model for selecting digital technologies in circular supply chains
Umair Tanveer, Marios Dominikos Kremantzis, Nikos Roussinos, Shamaila Ishaq, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, George Vlontzos
Supply Chain Analytics · Journal articles
doi:10.1016/j.sca.2023.100038 - 2023
Assessing efficiency differences in a common Agriculture Decision Support System
Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Georgios Kleftodimos, Marios Dominikos Kremantzis, Panos M. Pardalos, George Vlontzos
International Journal on Food System Dynamics · Journal articles
doi:10.18461/ijfsd.v14i1.e2 - 2023
- 2022
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment (HAICTA 2022) Athens, Greece, September 22-25, 2022.
George Vlontzos
Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment · Conference papers
- 2022
Be(e)ha(i)viour(e): assessment of honey consumption in Europe
George Vlontzos
British Food Journal · Journal articles
doi:10.1108/bfj-12-2021-1300 - 2022
Understanding consumer patterns on meat and dairy products derived from animals fed with locally produced feed
George Vlontzos
International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology · Journal articles
doi:10.1504/ijarge.2022.124651 - 2022
R&D Performance Evaluation in the Chinese Food Manufacturing Industry Based on Dynamic DEA in the COVID-19 Era
Shiping Mao, Marios Dominikos Kremantzis, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, George Vlontzos
Agriculture · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/agriculture12111938 - 2022
Why Go on Vacation to Crete? Assessing the Role of Local Cuisine
Christina Kleisiari, Stelios Kartakis, George Kleftodimos, George Vlontzos
Cooperative Management · Books & chapters
doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08317-4_7 - 2021
- 2021
Assessing the efficiency of cotton farms considering qualitative factors under a DEA TOPSIS model
George Vlontzos
International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics · Journal articles
doi:10.1504/ijsami.2021.121980 - 2021
Investigating the regional efficiency disparities in arable crops production at the global level
George Vlontzos
BIO-ECONOMY AND AGRI-PRODUCTION: Concepts and Evidence · Books & chapters
- 2021
New Technologies Contribution on the Agrifood Sector for Achieving Circular Economy Goals
George Vlontzos
Modeling for sustainable management in agriculture food and the environment · Books & chapters
- 2021
Ranking EU Agricultural Sectors under the Prism of Alternative Widths on Window DEA
Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, George Vlontzos, Panos M. Pardalos
Energies · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/en14041021 - 2021
COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Fine Optimality
Spyros Niavis, Dimitris Kallioras, George Vlontzos, Marie-Noelle Duquenne
Economies · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/economies9010036 - 2021
E-Commerce in the Retail Chain Store Market: An Alternative or a Main Trend?
Christina Kleisiari, Marie-Noelle Duquenne, George Vlontzos
Sustainability · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/su13084392 - 2021
Pest Control in Primary Sector: Towards the Identification of Knowledge Gaps
Angeliki Stefopoulou, Dionyssia A. Maselou, Dimitrios Papachristos, Antonios Kolimenakis, Antonios Michaelakis, Christos Athanassiou and 1 more
Agronomy · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/agronomy11081596 - 2021
Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Change in Rural Areas of Greece Using a Multicriteria Decision-Making Model
Ioannis Georgilas, Christina Moulogianni, Thomas Bournaris, George Vlontzos, Basil Manos
Agronomy · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/agronomy11091779 - 2020
Research and Innovation Towards Sustainable Development Goals in Agriculture
Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham · Books & chapters
- 2020
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment (HAICTA 2020) Thessaloniki, Greece, September 24-27, 2020.
George Vlontzos
nformation and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environme · Conference papers
- 2020
What Drives Farmers’ Decisions to Invest? The Role of Research Engagement, Information Collection and Type of Farm
International Journal on Food System Dynamics · Journal articles
doi:10.18461/IJFSD.V11I3.52 - 2020
Why Farmers Get Involved in Participatory Research Projects? The Case of Arable Crops Farmers in Greece
Applied Sciences · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/app11010006 - 2019
Efficiency of vegetables produced in Glasshouses: The Impact of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in land management decision making
Bournaris, T., Vlontzos, G., Moulogianni, C.
Land · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/land8010017 - 2019
Seeking for convergence in the agricultural sector performance under the changes of Uruguay round and 1992 CAP reform
Niavis, S., Vlontzos, G.
Sustainability (Switzerland) · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/su11154006 - 2018
- 2018
What Are the Main Drivers of Young Consumers Purchasing Traditional Food Products? European Field Research
George Vlontzos
Foods · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/foods7020022 - 2018
Sustainability and efficiency of sugarcane cultivation in India
Sustainable sugarcane production · Books & chapters
doi:10.1201/9781351047760 - 2017
Predicting operational and environmental efficiency of primary sectors of EU countries, by implementing Artificial Neural Networks
Vlontzos, G.
CEUR Workshop Proceedings · Conference papers
- 2017
Testing for environmental Kuznets curve in the EU agricultural sector through an Eco-(in)efficiency index
Vlontzos, G., Niavis, S., Pardalos, P.
Energies · Journal articles
doi:10.3390/en10121992 - 2017
Does economic crisis force to consumption changes regarding fruits and vegetables?
Vlontzos, G., Duquenne, M.N., Haas, R., Pardalos, P.M.
International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems · Journal articles
doi:10.4018/IJAEIS.2017010104 - 2017
Assess and prognosticate green house gas emissions from agricultural production of EU countries, by implementing, DEA Window analysis and artificial neural networks
Vlontzos, G., Pardalos, P.M.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · Journal articles
doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.03.054 - 2017
Data mining and optimisation issues in the food industry
Vlontzos, G., Pardalos, P.M.
Journal articles
doi:10.1504/IJSAMI.2017.082921 - 2017
Assess and prognosticate operational and environmental efficiency of primary sectors of EU countries: Implementation of DEA window analysis and ANNs
Vlontzos, G., Pardalos, P.M.
Driving Agribusiness With Technology Innovations · Books & chapters
doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2107-5.ch001 - 2017
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment (HAICTA 2020) Thessaloniki, Greece, September 24-27, 2020.
George Vlontzos
Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment · Conference papers
- 2017
- 2016
Assess cotton growers' willingness to use coated cotton seeds with insecticides. A field research in the Region of Thessaly, Greece
Vlontzos, G., Athanassiou, C., Duquenne, M.N.
New Medit · Journal articles
- 2016
To eat or not to eat? The case of genetically modified (GM) food
Vlontzos, G., Duquenne, M.N.
Nutrition and Food Science · Journal articles
doi:10.1108/NFS-12-2015-0153 - 2016
Evaluating consumer beliefs for traditional and localized foodstuff under economic stress
International Journal of Sustainable Agricutlural Management and Informatics · Journal articles
doi:10.1504/IJSAMI.2016.081995 - 2015
Investigation and evaluation of the applicable european environmental policy in rural area from the urban population (Greece)
Kokkinou, E., Vlontzos, G.
CEUR Workshop Proceedings · Conference papers
- 2015
Using a lethality index to assess susceptibility of Tribolium confusum and Oryzaephilus surinamensis to insecticides
Agrafioti, P., Athanassiou, C.G., Vassilakos, T.N., Vlontzos, G., Arthur, F.H.
PLoS ONE · Journal articles
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142044 - 2015
Assess the impact of traditional and localized food under economic recession
Vlontzos, G., Duquenne, M.N., Niavis, S.
Know Your Food · Books & chapters
doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-813-1_31 - 2015
Measuring efficiency of the Greek flourmill firms using data envelopment analysis
International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics · Journal articles
doi:10.1504/IJSAMI.2015.069046 - 2014
Introduction on themarket of tsipouro, a greek traditional liquor, precursor of ouzo
Vlontzos, G., Niavis, S., Duquenne, M.-N.
International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies · Journal articles
- 2014
A DEA approach for estimating the agricultural energy and environmental efficiency of EU countries
Vlontzos, G., Niavis, S., Manos, B.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · Journal articles
doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.153 - 2014
The impact of the Greek crisis on the consumers' behaviour: Some initial evidences?
Duquenne, M.-N., Vlontzos, G.
British Food Journal · Journal articles
doi:10.1108/BFJ-11-2012-0279 - 2014
Investigation of the relative efficiency of LEADER+ in rural areas of Northern Greece
Vlontzos, G., Arabatzis, G., Manos, B.
International Journal of Green Economics · Journal articles
doi:10.1504/IJGE.2014.064470 - 2014
Assess the impact of subjective norms of consumers' behaviour in the Greek olive oil market
Vlontzos, G., Duquenne, M.N.
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services · Journal articles
doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2013.09.003 - 2014
Assessing the efficiency of switchgrass different cultural practices for pellet production
Giannoulis, K.D., Vlontzos, G., Karyotis, T., Bartzialis, D., Danalatos, N.G.
Land Use Policy · Journal articles
doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.04.004 - 2014
Economic crisis and food selection: The financial, social and spatial dimension
Vlontzos, G., Duquenne, M.-N.
International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology · Journal articles
doi:10.1504/IJARGE.2014.063584 - 2014
Agricultural Cooperative Management and Policy
George Vlontzos
Springer International Publishing · Books & chapters
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-06635-6 - 2013
Efficiency and productivity change in the greek dairy industry
Vlontzos, G., Theodoridis, A.
Agricultural Economics Review · Journal articles
- 2013
Economic efficiency of different agricultural practices of "Panicum virgatum L. (switchgrass)" for Fodder Production
Giannoulis, K.D., Vlontzos, G., Karyotis, T., Bartzialis, D., Danalatos, N.G.
Journal of Agricultural Science · Journal articles
doi:10.5539/jas.v5n12p132 - 2012
The Greek olive oil market and the factors affecting it
Duquenne, M.-N., Vlontzos, G.
Economia Agro-Alimentare · Journal articles
doi:10.3280/ECAG2012-003006 - 2011
Applications of Informatics in a Leonardo da Vinci project with reference to the organic farming in Greece and Europe
Gousios, V., Tziortziou, A., Vlontzos, G., Tzortzios, S.
CEUR Workshop Proceedings · Conference papers
- 2010
Interrelationship between ethnicity and international trade of Greek virgin olive oil
George Vlontzos
Market orientation: Transforming food and agribusiness around the customer · Books & chapters
- 2009
Evolution of trade flows for sheep milk cheese: An empirical model for Greece
Vlontzos, G., Duquenne, M.-N.
International Marketing and Trade of Quality Food Products · Books & chapters
doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-661-8 - 2008
Greek olive oil: How can its International Market Potential be realized
Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy · Journal articles
doi:10.22004/ag.econ.42310 - 2008
The impact of the new international cotton policy on the Greek cotton production sector
NEW MEDIT · Journal articles
- 2007
The impact of the new international cotton policy on the Greek cotton production sector
George Vlontzos
New Medit · Journal articles
- 2006
The Role of State Trading Enterprises and Their Impact on Agricultural Development and Economic Growth in Developing Countries
George Vlontzos
Current agriculture food and resource issues · Journal articles
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