Ana Starman
Slovenia
Ana Starman (b. 1996, Slovenia) is PhD student in Agricultural Economics at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Her research and practical work focuses on agritourism farms, where she combines academic study with hands-on experience in farming, food production, and rural development.
Ana holds a Master’s degree in Food Safety and a Bachelor’s degree in Organic Farming, both from the University of Maribor. She has gained extensive international experience through Erasmus+ exchanges and voluntary work on agritourism farms across Italy, France, Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, Switzerland, and beyond. Her practical skills range from cheesemaking, animal husbandry, and gastronomy to gardening, food preservation, and managing social media for rural enterprises.
Passionate about linking theory with practice, Ana enjoys traveling, working, and volunteering on farms as a way to explore diverse cultures and agricultural traditions. She shares her reflections on farming and mobility through her personal blog Farmer on the Move.