Joseph Glauber, IFPRI Biden administration winds down Trump's pandemic food box program By: CNN, Eyewitness News 3, KCTV 5, Fox 10 News, Fox 12 Oregon, AZ Family, & Fox 5 Vegas - May 12, 2021 The Emergency Food Assistance Program would have been a better way to implement the emergency aid to being with, said Joseph Glauber, a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute and former USDA economist. (Continued...) Rob Vos, IFPRI Report says millions facing famine as food insecurity soars By: Radio Habana Cuba - May 7, 2021 “[The pandemic] is a compounding factor that has seriously worsened the crisis in Syria and other countries,” Rob Vos, director of Markets, Trade and Institutions at the International Food Policy Research Institute, told Al Jazeera. Extreme weather events were a third driving factor for the increase in food insecurity. (Continued...) Jayson Lusk, Purdue University
Aaron Smith, University of Tennessee Mississippi River traffic flowing again By: Farm Progress - May 14, 2021 “The reopening of the waterway is good news for everyone and will certainly ease transportation concerns, but traffic between Arkansas and Tennessee will be a nightmare for a while, and that’s the bigger supply chain issue in my mind,” said Aaron Smith, associate professor of agricultural economics with the University of Tennessee. (Continued...) Maria Bampasidou, Louisiana State University LSU AgCenter is hosting farm stress and wellness webinars By: Fruit Growers News - May 10, 2021 The Louisiana State University AgCenter will present three webinars in the series, Inspired by Annie’s: Farm Stress and Wellness. The discussions will address stress resiliency of farmers and ranchers in Louisiana, according to Maria Bampasidou, LSU AgCenter Annie’s Project state coordinator and assistant professor of agricultural economics. (Continued...) Alexis Villacis, Arizona State University Chocolate and Food Systems By: Arizona Food Industry Journal - May 2021 Despite the changes suffered by the national food industry during 2020 as a result of the pandemic, the latest report of the National Confectioners Association (NCA) estimates that annual chocolate sales increased by 4.2% when compared to 2019. Chocolates were consumed more often than pre-pandemic by almost one third of consumers. (Continued...) Alejandro Plastina, Iowa State University Iowa States' Alejandro Plastina Selected as First Farm Foundation Agricultural Economics Fellow By: AgriMarketing & Morning Ag Clips - May 2021 The Agricultural Economics Fellowship is a new program designed to nurture a promising leader in the field. Plastina will be engaged with Farm Foundation for one year, during which he will have the opportunity to provide thought leadership through publications and speaking appearances, expand his professional network and manage high-visibility projects. (Continued...) Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Gene editing solutions By: Morning Ag Clips & Fresh Plaza - May 10, 2021 In a study published in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, the University of Delaware’s Brandon McFadden, Kelly Davidson and John Bernard as well as Brittany Anderton from iBiology examined public attitudes toward gene editing. The researchers analyzed how common communication strategies impacted support for using gene editing to reduce pests and disease. McFadden, Davidson and Bernard are professors in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics within UD’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. (Continued...) Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis ‘Organic’ food that fights global warming By: Borneo Bulletin - May 11, 2021 “The challenge for regenerative agriculture or any other agriculture where people want to be more socially responsible is to cover the costs,” said Professor of Agricultural Economics Daniel Sumner at the University of California at Davis. “There are only two ways: to have customers who are willing to pay, or some collective action or government programme that requires all of your competitors to do the same thing.” (Continued...) Zhifeng Gao, University of Florida UF Study Shows Who is Behind Impulse Buying By: The Boca Raton Tribune - May 19, 2021 This new finding might give us a clue
as to why we buy items we don’t necessarily need. It also helps grocery
stores market their products more effectively, said Zhifeng Gao, a
UF/IFAS professor of food (Continued...) Patrick Westhoff, University of Missouri Carrots and sticks in climate policy for agriculture By: Columbia Daily Tribune - May 16, 2021 Agriculture accounts for a significant share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but it can also make an important contribution to efforts to reduce emissions and sequester carbon. An important policy question is whether to rely more on carrots or sticks to encourage “climate smart” practices. (Continued...) Patrick Westhoff, University of Missouri Collection of Articles: Agricultural Market Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic By: Chron, AM News, The Punxsutawney Spirit, WBOC, News OK, Wapak Daily News, My Mother Lode, The Inyo Register, Sweetwater Reporter, The Antlers American, Decatur Daily Democrat, The Saline Courier, The Pilot News, The Observer News Online, The Post & Mail, The Community Post, The Kane Republican, The Borger News Herald, The Post Gazette, The Evening Leader, Starkville Daily News, News Blaze, Next Wave Group, Magazines Today, Tech Social Net, Naesip, Seed Daily, The One News Page, SF Gate, My San Antonio, Financial Content, & News Channel Nebraska - May 19, 2021 In a new theme of articles featured in Choices Magazine, a collection of seven article evaluate the main short-term impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic for key food and agricultural markets and discuss potential longer-term implications. (Continued...) |
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