With our new OA paper, we aim to improve livestock health in the Global South. Our research dives into barriers farmers face in accessing vital veterinary services like vaccinations and tests preferences for innovative delivery methods.🐄👩‍🌾👨‍🌾ZEF ILRI.org doi.org/10.1111/1477-9…

The DEADLINE for ALL #ICAE2024 submissions: Papers, Posters, Symposia, Workshops & Eicher Award is January 15, 2024.

The Contributed Paper submissions is at iaae.confex.com/iaae/icae32/cf…

To submit your posters, adhere to the guidelines provided at icae2024.in/contributed-po… icae2024

Any researcher from Latin America who might go to the next #ICAE2024 in India? I'm looking to connect w/ people interested in #Bioeconomy & #FoodSystems (especially those w/ expertise in biofuels/plant-based meat). If you know someone, pls let me know 👇 Int. Association of Agricultural Economists @ICABR2023

CALL FOR PAPERS: The 32nd #ICAE2024 is set for August 2-7, 2024, in New Delhi to address pressing issues in agri-food systems. Submission guidelines and the link to the submission system can be found at icae2024.in

Deadline for submissions is 15 January 2024

We're still looking for student housing for Malengo Inc. students in the following places — please spread the word and help if you can!

Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (7) URGENT
Deggendorf / Pfarrkirchen (7)
Rhine Waal/Kleve (8)
Trier (4)
Regensburg (3)
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Open post-doc position (3 years) in Agricultural and Development Economics Uni Göttingen Fakultät der Agrarwissenschaften | Uni Göttingen
Details at: uni-goettingen.de/en/605797.html Apply until June 28!

Have you ever read a paper (or seen a talk) where you feel the author is reading your mind?

Like any concern is immediately addressed right after it crosses your mind?

I think that is a hallmark of great writing, and I have a theory about it.

A thread... 1/12

Here we summarize key findings and policy advice from our recent study on the role of mobile money agents in mobile money adoption. Bottom line: a dense network of agents is important, but the quality of the agents (i.e. formal training, offered services) also matters a lot.

📣New Vacancy:
Join ZEF as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Agricultural and/or Development Economics as part of ZEF’s Department for Economic and Technological Change which is headed by Matin Qaim.
Find more information here➡️ bit.ly/ZEF_Vacancy_Po…

2 more weeks until the deadline to apply! 2 PhD positions on #BioEconomy to work with me at ZEF / Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Know someone who might me interested? Pls share & RT 👇
#teamcounterfactual European Association of Agricultural Economists Int. Association of Agricultural Economists GLP @ICABR2023 Bioeconomy Hohenheim Sociedade Brasileira de Economia Ecológica 🇧🇷
IAMO

Northen Kenya has received rains for just a few hours and losses have be reported. Need for preparedness and sharing scenario plans in a timely manner to the pastrolists
Agripreneur World Pastoralist Forum (WPF) AGROPARLIAMENT Agripreneur Agripreneur TV

How can mobile money reach marginalized communities and people with little education? In a new study, we show that people are much more likely to adopt mobile money if nearby mobile money agents have received formal job instructions. ZEF Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We will work hard to make #ICAE2024 an exciting event. Please spread the word and prepare your paper and session submissions. Updates will be available here: iaae-agecon.org

Our Management in Agribusiness group Uni Hohenheim is looking for a doctoral student (75%). You can find more information here: uni-hohenheim.de/stellenangebot…

Animal welfare concerns in developing countries are important. In a new article, Isabel Knößlsdorfer Gezahegn Alemayehu
Bec Doyle and I discuss key drivers and recent trends of animal welfare perceptions in these regions. doi.org/10.1093/af/vfa… ZEF Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn AnimWelfareSci

Professional News: Starting in April, I will join Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn as a full professor and start the group #Land_Economics in the Institute for Food and Resource Economics and in the Excellence Cluster PhenoRob. Soon I will publish various vacancies for Postdocs and PhD students!

We're looking for a farm animal welfare specialist to join our team - 6 month role FT, starting in Feb, apply by 4 Jan. Please share/apply/join us! #AnimalWelfare The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems

Dichotomies help us put order in a complex world (e.g. Labor vs. Capital).
But false dichotomies can us lead astray.
This🧵is about using spatial data to move beyond an obsolete dichotomy... 1/N
(based on public lecture given @ZEF in Bonn)

Über 800 Mio. Menschen hungern, trotz weltweiter UNO-Initiativen hat sich seit Jahren wenig geändert. Prof. Matin Qaim ist Agrarökonom an der Uni Bonn und spricht mit Kornelia Bittmann im Samstagsgespräch über Ursachen und Möglichkeiten der Bekämpfung. ardaudiothek.de/episode/wdr-3-…

Excited to present @ZEFBonn ongoing work with Andy Nelson and colleagues on identifying city-region systems around the planet.
Analysis covers over 30,000 urban centres and their surrounding areas.