Giuseppe Barbero (born 20 April 1927) is an Italian economist and sociologist, specialized in the agricultural sector. Born in Dronero, Barbero graduated with a degree in agricultural sciences in 1949 from the University of Turin. He pursued graduate study in agricultural economics from the University of California, Berkeley (USA) in 1952. He worked, among others, for FAO, mainly in Latin America, and was one of the founders of the European Review of Agricultural Economics and first president of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (1973-1993).