After 3 glorious days offline in Desolation Wilderness (sounds more like purgatory, I know, but it is truly glorious), I was shocked to learn about President Moise. My thoughts and prayers with many great Haitian friends and colleagues and with Claude Joseph, Ph.D..

Are smaller agro-ecological niches—especially those populated by poorer farmers—underserved by conventional seed systems? Evidence from western Kenya in this study with coauthors reveals locally-adapted varieties can substantially boost farmer incomes. tinyurl.com/e45ke94v

A talented team of MS students and I published a Sideways Supply Response paper @wineecon. Christopher Ingraham🦗 rebranded it with panache. I love Giamatti - why didn't I think of that title!?

Fun chatting with Darian Woods The Indicator from NPR's Planet Money about this project and hearing the Rex Pickett story. And such a cool collaboration with sharp UC Davis Agricultural and Resource Economics MS students! How Hollywood changed the US wine industry npr.org/2022/02/16/108…

Here's the @wineecon article that prompted the episode. Incidentally, the paper provided a great unexpected opportunity to reconnect with @KarlStorchmann after crossing paths in Florida nearly 20 years back! cup.org/3JyWs1U

After a long gestation, it is great to see this paper in JDE with Emilia @econemilia.bsky.social, Sam, Michael, Mary and Tim! So many interesting twists along the way, including the engagement with Acumen & chats with breeders about new advances & seed system implications. authors.elsevier.com/c/1f4Dn15DRG0H…

The combination of science, politics, data, and great research collaborators (Enid Katungi Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @stevenson_j_r CGIAR SPIA ) and policy partners (MAAIF 🇺🇬) have made this a fascinating project. Important emerging insights to correct some misleading evidence.

Thanks CSAE for hosting! A great discussion with excellent suggestions. And all with spring snow flurries outside! University of Oxford is an extraordinary place in any weather - but dusted in snow? Wow...

Thanks @michelson_hope for leading this charge! So much promising work related to ag input quality - some of it correcting early missteps as methods migrated into economics. Here's hoping the review indeed guides research in positive directions!

Great to see this out - largely due to Kajal's persistence over almost a decade of fieldwork, analysis and writing. Thrilled with American Journal of Agricultural Economics as an outlet...an excellent match!