Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Food Security Group

Events

• Oct 17

  CACCI Senegal Launch

  October 17, 2022 12:00AM – 11:59PM

  Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) will launch in Senegal on October 17. CACCI partner AKADEMIYA2063 is working with the Centre de Suivi Écologique (CSE—Center for Ecological Monitoring) in Senegal to launch the initiative.

• Nov 6

  CACCI at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

  November 6, 2022 – November 8, 2022 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

  CACCI will participate in the November 2022 Climate Change Conference at the African Union Commission event.

Recent Research Papers, Policy Briefs, & Reports:

• Gender discrimination in China: Experimental evidence from the job market for college graduates

  Published on February 25, 2021
  Zhang, J., Jin, S., Li, T., & Wang, H. (2021). Gender discrimination in China: Experimental evidence from the job market for college graduates. Journal of Comparative Economics.

• The processed food revolution in African food systems and the double burden of malnutrition

  Published on February 25, 2021
  Reardon, T., Tschirley, D., Liverpool-Tasie, L. S. O., Awokuse, T., Fanzo, J., Minten, B., ... & Popkin, B. M. The processed food revolution in African food systems and the double burden of malnutrition. Global Food Security, 28, 100466.

• Catch and effort trends in Myanmar’s offshore fleets operating out of Myeik - 2009–2018

  Published on February 25, 2021
  Hosch, G., Belton, B., & Johnstone, G. Catch and effort trends in Myanmar’s offshore fleets operating out of Myeik-2009–2018. Marine Policy, 123, 104298.

• Competitive advantage and processor demand for local and imported food ingredients: analysis from an urban dairy market in West Africa

  Published on February 25, 2021
  Vroegindewey, R., Richardson, R.B., Chung, K., Theriault, V. and Ortega, D.L. (2021), Competitive advantage and processor demand for local and imported food ingredients.... Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies.

• Scenarios for Global Aquaculture and Its Role in Human Nutrition

  Published on February 25, 2021
  Gephart, J. A., Golden, C. D., Asche, F., Belton, B., Brugere, C., Froehlich, H. E., ... & Allison, E. H. (2020). Scenarios for global aquaculture and its role in human nutrition. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 1-17.

• Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural production and food systems in late transforming Southeast Asia: The case of Myanmar

  Published on February 25, 2021
  Boughton, D., Goeb, J., Maredia, M. ... & Diao, X. (2021). Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural production and food systems in late transforming Southeast Asia: The case of Myanmar. Agricultural Systems, 188, 103026.

• The impact of health insurance on healthcare service use and costs: evidence from rural China

  Published on February 25, 2021
  Wang, Y., Porter, M., & Jin, S. (2020). The impact of health insurance on healthcare service use and costs: evidence from rural China. China Agricultural Economic Review.

• Property rights reform to support China’s rural ‐ urban integration: household‐level evidence from the Chengdu experiment

  Published on February 25, 2021
  Deininger, K., Jin, S., Liu, S., & Xia, F. (2020). Property rights reform to support China’s rural‐urban integration: household‐level evidence from the Chengdu experiment. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 64(1), 30-54.