Just promoted to Research Associate(equiv. to non-tenured Asst. Prof.) in Cornell CALS A pic of my current mood: mentally visualizing the juggling of new research, new/old responsibilities, grant writing, student supervision, academic service ... open to advice!

🚨 New paper out in Agricultural Economics Int. Association of Agricultural Economists led by Martina Occelli! We use an #RCT to test if participation in a new citizen science based approach for on-farm testing of crop varieties affects farm #ProductionDiversity and #FoodSecurity 👇 doi.org/10.1111/agec.1…

New paper out 🚀👇

A scoping review on tools and methods for trait prioritization in crop breeding programmes 🍠🌽🫘🥬 📝By M. Occelli, R. Mukerjee, C. Miller, J. Porciello, S. Puerto, E. Garner, M. Guerra, M. I. Gomez & H. A. Tufan. #OpenAccess 🖱️ doi.org/10.1038/s41477… CGIAR

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Still working on proposals for review papers for our 50th anniversary? Today (Aug 31, 2024) is the last day to submit. Email our editorial office at [email protected] with your proposal!

A big day for Feed the Future at #foodprize2024 in Des Moines! We continue to harness the talent and tech of US universities in the fight against global hunger. Learn more about our new investments:

Please share ... CIDER development economics pre-doctoral fellows program now accepting applications for July 2025 start date. Come work with me, Jenny Aker, Heather Schofield,Johannes Haushofer, Joanna Upton, Martina Occelli, John Hoddinott, and perhaps more! cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CornellCareerP…

How do women’s empowerment metrics measure up? Using WEAI, WENI, WELI & SWPER in 🇰🇪 shows [unsurprisingly & interestingly] striking differences btw these common metrics Bageant Erin Lentz Sudha Narayanan Nathan Jensen & Watson Lepariyo in Food Policy doi.org/10.1016/j.food…

Farmers are abandoning land worldwide. In Europe, for example, 120 million hectares have been left fallow since 1990. What does and what should happen to it? Insightful new article in Science science.org/content/articl…

⭐️PhD opportunity alert! ⭐️ The Food Systems Economics and Policy Group at ETH Zurich is looking for a doctoral student to work in Côte d’Ivoire, examining cocoa cooperatives. Amazing team and great mentorship! Eva-Marie Meemken jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_…

📢 Call for papers! The ICAS X conference will be held in Krakow 🇵🇱, with the theme “Innovative Data Approaches: Shaping Resilient and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems in the Digital Age” Submit your abstracts👇 Deadline: 15 September 📊isi-next.org/conferences/ic…

Nishith Prakash Jessica Leight Priya Mukherjee Krzysztof Karbownik Deepak Saraswat Richard Acquah-Sarpong DJIMA J. Ezechias Miranda Lambert Susan Cossa Willa Friedman Lorenz Goette Weihong Li Pedro Magaña Sáenz Shahadath Hossain Kushal Lamichhane Sneha Nimmagadda Jiawei Lyu Leah Lakdawala Ellen McCullough Olanrewaju Yusuff (@olayusuff.bsky.social) Anushree Khatri 🌟Welcome Group 5🌟 Mentors Martina Occelli Mario Miranda, and mentees Ridwan Hossain, Anushka Mullick, Shaurya Saxena, and Saleem Shah 🎓