Fabio Caporali is Full Professor of Agricultural Ecology at the University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy, where he belongs to the Department of Crop Production. He received his Ph.D. in agricultural sciences at the University of Pisa in 1968. He has more than 30 years experience in teaching both ecology and agro-ecology, first at the University of Pisa and then at the University of Tuscia. His scientific and cultural activity is documented by more than one hundred papers published in national and international journals. He is author or co-author of university text books for both ecology and agro-ecology. He has long experience in both carrying out research and in coordinating research projects on environmentally-friendly agriculture. His current main scientific interest is in designing, performing and evaluating sustainable farming and cropping systems in the Mediterranean environment through a participatory research strategy, where farmers can play a significant role.