Get ready for the biggest international jamboree of agricultural economists, icae2024, 2-7 August 2024, New Delhi, India, organized by Int. Association of Agricultural Economists. Register now (early-bird fee until 15 May), and see my notes/update as ICAE 2024 Program Chair: icae2024.in/cowbell

Door plate was replacd as well today. This marks a new journey for me.

Promoted to Full Professor. Thanks to everyone that has been part of this journey. It wouldn’t be possible without you.

We are looking for a senior lecturer in global development studies at the Schools of Global Studies, permanent position, great workplace, wonderful city. See here: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/…

Call for Submissions of Special Section on 'Gender and Climate Change' Australian Journal of Agricultural & Resource Econ, edited by Prof. Astghik Mavisakaly (Curtin Uni.) and Prof. Habib Rahman (Durham Uni).

Read more details here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1…
Deadline: 27 December 2024

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Small-scale producers contribute around 80% of the world’s food but face labor shortages & rising wages.

Join this event to learn about the policy instruments for adopting farm machines and enhancing the farm sector’s resilience and sustainability.

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Australian Journal of Agricultural & Resource Econ is planning to go online only from 2025. Only around 40 members & 4 institutions were still getting a hard copy. This will result in cost-savings for AARES & allow us to publish more papers in an issue if we get more good quality papers submitted. Wanglin Ma

Our paper in 'Journal of International Development' revealed that by improving rural residents' physical and mental health, flush toilet use reduced per capita health expenditure while increasing non-health expenditure.

doi.org/10.1002/jid.38…

Our review paper in 'Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change' revealed that adopting CSA practices improves farm productivity and incomes, reinforces the resilience of agrifood systems, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
#Openaccess
doi.org/10.1007/s11027…

📢Call for Papers

Nordic Conference in #DevelopmentEconomics
17-18 June 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰

Keynotes
🔸 Prof Santiago Levy
🔸 Prof Jenny Aker

17 March 2024: Paper/extended abstract submission deadline

More info👉 econ.ku.dk/derg/calendar/…

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#NCDE24
#EconTwitter

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Our article in 'Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change' reviewed how socio-demographic factors, institutional factors, resource endowment factors, and socioeconomic factors determine farmers' decisions to adopt CSA practices.

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Our research in 'Applied Economics' revealed that people intending to have more children spend less as a proportion of their income. Getting remarried and fertility intention are also positively related.

doi.org/10.1080/000368…

Our research in 'Managerial and Decision Economics' revealed that age is negatively associated with mobile payment adoption, and men are less likely than women to use mobile payment solutions.

doi.org/10.1002/mde.40…

Nice weather in Queenstown.

Small-scale farming contributes 80% of the world’s food but faces many challenges, such as labor shortages, rising wages, and rural-to-urban migration.

We seek papers examining small-scale farms’ #mechanization .

Submit your papers by January 31: adbi.me/3vbyyI4

Our research in EAP journal revealed no significant differences between direct and indirect wine exporters in export volume, value, diversity, and satisfaction. Direct exporters receive a lower export price than indirect exporters.

doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.…

Our research showed that online citrus sales significantly increased net returns from citrus production, net farm income, and household income. The income-enhancing effects of online sales are greater for female household heads than for male heads.

doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.…

Our research in Food Policy revealed that intensifying the adoption of CAPs - minimum tillage, improved rice varieties, farmyard manure, water-saving technology, and biopesticides- improved rice yield by 94 kg/mu (equivalent to 1,410 kg/ha).

doi.org/10.1016/j.food…

Our research in Applied Economics revealed that online shopping significantly increases the probability that households choose to stockpile food and the stockpiling ratio.

doi.org/10.1080/000368…