August 2024, Issue 17
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Upcoming Deadlines October 2, 2024
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AAEA News 2024 AAEA Award Winners *Honorable mentions listed in red
Choices Magazine: Article HighlightU.S. Farm Bill Policies to Support America’s Heroes Military veterans are disproportionately more likely to be agricultural producers relative to their civilian counterparts. We provide a practical review of the evolution of veteran-focused programs in the Farm Bill, especially beginning farmer and financing programs, and offer recommendations for enhancing veteran support in future legislation. Interested in publishing in Choices? Submit your Individual, Theme, or Data Visualizations here. Virtual International Track Session: Groundwater irrigation for sustainable development in South Asia September 4 at 11:00 am Eastern Time South Asia is home to the world's largest number of smallholder farmers and the agricultural production in the region relies heavily on groundwater irrigation. Intensification of groundwater irrigation in the region is linked to improvement in food security and poverty reduction via higher agricultural productivity. However, it has serious implications on climate change, particularly because groundwater is extracted using fossil-fuel pumps. Efforts to curb CO2 emissions are underway, but the adoption of such practices and technologies is low and sporadic. In this session, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities of groundwater irrigation in South Asia highlighting three ongoing studies from India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. We will discuss pricing farm electricity and water use efficiency in India, benefits of solar irrigation in Bangladesh and how the accumulation of human-made capital has contributed to the decline in groundwater capital in Nepal and India. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtduGoqDopHNSMRgwJQor6F4-tc6TFzSQH Call for Nominations The AAEA Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations from AAEA membership for AAEA President-Elect and two AAEA Directors, all for three-year terms beginning July 2025. Please submit the names and affiliations of nominees to kmcguire@aaea.org. Nominations must be received by October 2, 2024. 2025 Fellows Award Nominations The AAEA Fellows Selection Committee is inviting nominations for the 2025 AAEA Fellows Awards. The deadline for submission of nominations and supporting biographical documentation is Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Selection is based mainly on a continuous contribution to the advancement of agricultural or applied economics as defined by the Vision Statement of the AAEA. Achievements may be in research, teaching, extension, administration, or business. The nominee must be a living current member of AAEA and have been a member for at least five years. AAEA Trust Call for Proposals The AAEA Trust supports the work of agricultural and applied economists by funding programs, initiatives, activities, or other creative endeavors designed to advance the profession. Proposals are chosen to receive funding based on their ability to accomplish at least one of the following goals:
Anthony Grano Fellowship Award Call for Applications The AAEA Trust is now accepting applications for the Anthony Grano Fellowship Award for 2025. Two recipients will be chosen to travel for one week to Washington, DC to meet with senior staff from USDA, Congressional offices, agricultural trade associations, farm and commodity organizations, and NGO’s. Meeting schedules will be personalized to reflect recipient’s policy interests. Scholarships of $1,250 will be awarded. The application deadline is Monday, October 14, 2024. Call for Applications The AAEA Trust Committee is accepting applications for the 2025 Boehlje Agribusiness Management Fellowship. The purpose of this Fellowship is to provide financial support for graduate students with an interest in agribusiness management to continue their education through the PhD in preparation for an academic career in these areas. The goal of the Fellowship is to support the education of graduate students for faculty positions in Departments of Agricultural Economics in the critical area of agribusiness management. Applicants should be submitted by Monday, October 14, 2024. Uma Lele AERA India/AAEA Mentorship Program The AERA along with one representative from AAEA will play a facilitating role in the selection of Indian students/young professionals to participate in the mentorship program. The offer and themes for each year will be published in one of the issues of Agricultural Economics Research Review (AERR) and recommendation of the Association shall be sent to AAEA for Award of the grant. Applications should be submitted in a single PDF format to Kristen McGuire at kmcguire@aaea.org by Monday, October 14, 2024. Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship Call for Applications The Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship provides an opportunity for early career women scholars working on food, agricultural, or resource issues to collaborate with an established expert at another university, institution, or firm. The application deadline is Monday, October 14, 2024. Call for Applications The AAEA Trust Committee is accepting applications for the 2025 Chester O. McCorkle Jr. Student Scholarship. This scholarship will support applied research by a graduate student on economic issues relating to agriculture. At least one (1) scholarship of up to $2,000 will be awarded. Funds can be used for research related expenses, data collection, tuition and program related expenses such as fees, books, supplies and equipment, provided the items are required of all students in the program. Applications are due Monday, October 14, 2024.
The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust is now accepting applications for the Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award for Women. The Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award for Women supports a mentorship relationship between an early career woman agricultural, resource and environmental economist from low income and lower-middle income countries, and a mentor who is a member of the AAEA. A complete list of qualifying countries is available under the headings “Low-income economies” and “Lower-middle-income economies” at: http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups#Low_income. Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award Call For Applications The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust is now accepting applications for the Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award. The Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award supports a mentorship relationship with a view to promote high quality research of a policy/problem solving nature in countries with food insecurity and environmental pressures. It is meant to promote collaboration between an early career scholar who is a citizen of and resides in a developing country and a distinguished mentor. AJAE Editorship Applications Editorship appointments for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics are staggered such that two new appointments are made every two years. The AAEA Board now seeks a diverse group of applicants at the full professor level (or equivalent) by the start of the appointment for two co-editors to be appointed to replace current co-editors Jesse Tack and Rudy Nayga for a four-year term beginning in January 2026. Each co-editor handles approximately one-fourth of the submitted manuscripts and makes independent editorial decisions on these submissions. The degree to which candidate’s expertise complements that of continuing editors Nicholas Magnan and Christian Langpap will be considered in the selection process. Other News The 69th Annual Conference of AARES Brisbane, Australia from 11 to 14 February 2025 The conference theme is “Grand challenges at the frontier of applied economics”. Agricultural sectors, natural resources, urban and environmental management and society more broadly are facing a range of challenges that are linked to transitioning to a sustainable future. These challenges include identifying pathways towards decarbonisation and preserving biodiversity, ensuring food security and affordability through resilient supply chains and governing emerging technologies. The 2025 AARES conference will explore these and other challenges in the transition process including the implications for policy and research. Website & submission link: https://aares2025.net NBER Conference on Competition in the US Agricultural Sector To promote research on competition in the agricultural sector and the consequences of the industrial organization of this sector for consumers as well as input suppliers, the National Bureau of Economic Research, with support from the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture, will convene a research conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 12, 2024. The conference will be organized by James MacDonald (University of Maryland) and Fiona Scott Morton (Yale University and NBER). More details on the conference may be found at this link: https://www.nber.org/calls-papers-and-proposals/competition-us-agricultural-sector. The deadline for submissions is September 3, 2024, and submissions should be of complete, or nearly complete, papers. |
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