Mywish Maredia
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Fixed- term professor in International Development, Mywish Maredia’s research has focused on the economic impacts of agricultural research, technology adoption, seed system efficiency, food policy, and the economics of science and technology policies. She has led several research initiatives in Africa, Asia and Central America involving field experiments and extensive data collection. Her research on impact evaluation has focused on a wide range of topics, including land titling, nutrition and value chain, information and communication technologies (ICT), adoption of agricultural technologies, and the assessment of technology transfer models (extension).
Mywish has worked as a consultant with many international organizations, served as the Director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy from 2016-2020, Associate Director of the USAID funded Bean/Cowpea and Dry Grain Pulses CRSP (later renamed as the Legume Innovation Lab) from 2000-2009, and as a member of the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment of the CGIAR’s Science Council from 2006-2011. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award in 1994 from the American Agricultural Economics Association.
She is working on several grant funded research initiatives on a variety of topics and geographical regions (See Dr. Maredia’s CV, google scholar profile, and ORCID ID).
Research Interests
- Methods and approaches to evaluate impacts of food security, nutrition enhancement and poverty reduction strategies
- Economics of agricultural R&D and the adoption of improved technologies
- Seed system development issues and policies in developing countries
- Testing new methods of data collection in developing countries
Geographic Focus
Numerous countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Burkina Faso), Asia (Myanmar, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Central Asia), and Latin America (e.g., Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Colombia).
Mentoring
- Currently major professor for 3 AFRE graduate students and guidance committee member for one additional graduate student. See Dr. Maredia’s CV (link above) for details on past advisees.
- View Dr. Maredia’s advisees theses and dissertations.
- Also currently working with many researchers from Africa, Asia and Central America on collaborative research projects.
Market System Performance Measurements: Summary of Insights from the Literature
Published on December 31, 2021
Economic impacts of COVID-19 in urban and rural Africa: Surprising results from five countries
Published on June 2, 2021
Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural production and food systems in late transforming Southeast Asia: The case of Myanmar
Published on February 25, 2021
Policy options for advancing seed systems for vegetatively propagated crops in Vietnam
Published on February 25, 2021
Lead-farmer extension and smallholder valuation of new agricultural technologies in Tanzania
Published on November 12, 2020
Anticipate, Mitigate, Monitor: A Rapid Research Response for COVID-19 Policy Guidance in Myanmar’s Agrifood System
Published on October 1, 2020
Variety Adoption and Demand for Quality Seed in the Central Dry Zone of Myanmar
Published on August 17, 2020