About

Kenza Benabderrazik (Dr. Sc. & Ing. , she/her)

I’m a Moroccan-born researcher and educator working at the intersection of agroecology, political ecology, and art–science dialogue. Currently, I work as a Senior Lecturer and researcher at the Sustainable Agroecosystems Group, in the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zürich. My work explores agrarian systems, water governance, and agroecological transitions, centering decolonial and feminists approaches.

I earned my doctorate investigating climate resilience in tomato value chains in Morocco and Ghana, based in ETH Zürich. I also hold M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Environmental Sciences and Engineering from EPFL. My academic trajectory includes collaborations with institutions in Kenya (University of Embu ), Ghana (KNUST), Ethiopia (EIAR of Bishoftu), and South Africa (UKZN) and research stays in Norway (University of Bergen). Before joining ETH Zürich, I worked as an environmental engineer, consulting on environmental impact assessment, circular economy, waste management, and resource efficiency for projects in Tunisia, Morocco, and Switzerland.

My writings have appeared in journals such as Nature Food, Ecology and Society, Agricultural Water Management and Science of the Total Environment. More recently, I co-edited a special feature on post-growth in food systems for the Grassroots Journal of Political Ecology. I also lead an art–science initiative : the SAE Greenhouse Art-Lab at ETH Zürich, creating spaces for dialogue between scientists, artists, and diverse actors engaged in food system transformation.

I regularly intervene at international scientific and artistic gatherings, including the Free Radicals Symposium (Prague) and the International Society of Ethnobiology Congress (Marrakech), as well as events in Venice, Basel, Mexico, and Vienna. In addition to my public engagements, I teach courses on agroecology, resilience, political ecologies and food systems, while mentoring students and professionals through transdisciplinary projects.