IFPRI is participating in the 31st Conference of Agricultural Economists organized by the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE). The (IAAE) is a worldwide association of agricultural economists and others concerned with agricultural economic problems, including problems related to the use of renewable resources and the environment.
Highlights of this virtual conference include a session on the COVID 19 Pandemic: Lessons and Implications, Prospects for realizing Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, issues of trade, policy reforms, climate change, water and the rising importance of Digital Agriculture.
Honorary Lifetime Members 2018-2021
Honorary Lifetime Members is the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) highest honor that reflects sustained contributions by its recipients to research in agricultural economics and services to the discipline. This class of Honorary Life Members (HLMs) are illustrious and diverse, with careers in academia, international institutions, and government service.
| Name | Award |
| Honorary Lifetime Member | |
| Honorary Lifetime Member | |
| Johan Swinnen | Honorary Lifetime Member |
IFPRI Participation
| Name | Title | Date | Time (EDT) |
| Will Martin (chair) |
Opening Plenary | August 17, 2021 | 8:00 – 10:00 AM |
| Rui Manuel Benfica (chair) |
Africa 1
Paper Presentation Do Youth Work in Agriculture? Short-Term Dynamics of on-Farm Youth Employment in Tanzania and Malawi | August 18, 2021 |
10:30 – 12:00 PM
11:30 AM |
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Paper Presentation Government Transfers, COVID-19 Shock, and Food Insecurity: Evidence from Rural Households in India | August 18, 2021 | 12:30 – 12:50 pm | |
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Paper Presentation Hello, Can You Hear Me? Impact of Speaker Phones on Responses in Phone Surveys during COVID-19 | August 18, 2021 | 12:50 – 1:10 pm | |
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Paper Presentation Roles of Rural Non-Farm Employment (RNFE) in India: Why RNFE, the Conveyor of a Shock like COVID-19 Is Also the Key to Recovery? | August 18, 2021 | 1:10 – 1:30 pm | |
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Bart Minten (organizer, chair) Shahidur Rashid (organizer, discussant) |
Organized Symposia COVID-19 Value Chain Disruptions and Food Prices in South Asia Presentation Food Prices, COVID-19, and the Affordability of Nutritious Diets in India | August 19, 2021 |
10:30 – 12:00 PM
11:10- 11:30 AM |
| Frank Place (organizer), Alan de Brauw (discussant) |
Organized Symposia Disruptions and Resilience of Agri-Food Value Chains in the Light of COVID-19: Evidence and Outlook | August 19, 2021 | 10:30 – 12:00 PM |
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Johan Swinnen (discussant) |
Organized Symposia Smart Governments: Origins of Sound Public Policies in Food and Agriculture | August 19, 2021 | 10:30 – 12:00 PM |
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David Spielman (organizer) |
Organized Symposia Input Subsidies and Smallholder Agriculture: New Methods, Evidence, and Findings Presentation Policy Options for Fertilizer Subsidy Reforms in Rwanda: A Micro-Simulation Analysis of Subsidy Reductions and Targeting Mechanisms | August 19, 2021 |
10:30 – 12:00 PM
11:30- 11:50 AM |
| Johan Swinnen (discussant) |
Invited Session 1 – Centennial of the Food Research Institute at Stanford, Part 1 of 2: Global Trends in Agriculture and Food Systems | August 20, 2021 | 8:00- 9:30 AM |
| Ruth Meinzen-Dick |
Invited Session 1 – Beyond the Feminization of Agriculture: Gender Dynamics in Rural Areas Presentation Migration and Gender Dynamics in Irrigation Governance in Nepal: Results of Phone Survey with WUA Leaders at an Invited Panel | August 21, 2021 | 8:20- 8:40 AM |
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Invited Session 1 – The Future of Meat and Livestock Presentation Livestock and Human Welfare in Developing Countries | August 21, 2021 | 10:40- 10:50 AM | |
| Ruth Meinzen-Dick (chair) |
Invited Session 2 – How Women Saved Agricultural Economics | August 21, 2021 | 10:30- 12:00 PM |
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Paper Presentation Does Soil and Water Conservative Practices Influence Crop Productivity and Household Welfare? Evidence from Rural Nigeria | August 21, 2021 | 1:10- 1:30 PM | |
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Paper Presentation Targeting hunger or votes? The political economy of humanitarian transfers in Malawi | August 22, 2021 | 10:30- 10:50 AM | |
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Paper Presentation Food Security – Status and Determinants – during the Covid-19 Lockdown: Evidence from Primary Survey in Eastern India | August 22, 2021 | 10:30- 10:50 AM |
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Bart Minten (organizer)
Bjorn Van Campenhout (chair) |
Organized Symposia Innovations for Efficient and Inclusive Value Chains in Africa Presentation The Higher Productivity, Efficiency, and Profits of Medium-Scale Farms in Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia’s Commercial Horticultural Sector Presentation Leading the Way – Foreign Direct Investment and Dairy Value Chain Upgrading in Uganda | August 22, 2021 |
12:30 – 2:00 pm
12:30 – 12:50pm
1:30 – 1:50 pm |
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Channing Arndt (chair)
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Organized Symposia The Contribution of Animal-Sourced Foods and Urbanization to Nutritional Improvements Presentation What Is the Historical Contribution of Growth in Dairy Supply to Reductions in Child Stunting? Evidence from Global Analysis | August 22, 2021 |
12:30 – 2:00 pm
12:30- 12:50 PM |
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Organized Symposia Covid-19 Impacts on Food Security in Ethiopia | August 22, 2021 | 12:30- 12:50 PM | |
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Will Martin (chair)
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Plenary Sessions 5 – Agricultural Trade Policy for Food Security and Poverty Reduction Presentation Trade, Policy, and Political Economy in Post-COVID-19 Food Systems | August 23, 2021 |
8:00- 10:00 AM
8:40- 9:00 AM |
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Nicholas Minot (organizer), Rob Vos (chair)
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Invited Session 2 – Prioritization of Agricultural Investments with Income and Poverty Objectives
Presentation Impact of Agricultural Investment on Income and Poverty in Low-Income Countries
Presentation Prioritization of Agricultural Investment By Type of Investment
Presentation Prioritization of Agricultural Investment By Commodity
Presentation Prioritization of Agricultural Investment By Region | August 23, 2021 |
10:30- 12:00 PM
10:30- 10:50 AM
10:50- 11:10 AM
11:10- 11:30 AM
11:30- 11:50 AM |
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Kamiljon Akramov (discussant) |
Organized Symposia The Agricultural Reform Agenda in Central Asia: Progress and Setbacks | August 23, 2021 | 10:30- 12:00 PM |
| Katrina Kosec |
Invited Session 1 – Beyond the Feminization of Agriculture: Gender Dynamics in Rural Areas Presentation The Gendered Impacts of Income Fluctuations on Household Departure, Temporary Migration, and Labor Supply Decisions | August 23, 2021 | 10:30- 12:00 PM |
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Invited Session 2 – Measurement and other challenges in designing RCTs on agricultural research for development Presentation Product Assurance and Product Quality: Evidence from Agricultural Technologies | August 24, 2021 | 8:20- 8:40 AM | |
| Devesh Roy |
Paper Presentation Impacts of Sweeping Agricultural Marketing Reforms in a Poor State of India: Evidence from Repeal of the APMC Act in Bihar | August 24, 2021 | 10:30- 10:50 AM |
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Paper Presentation Redistributive Impacts of Policies on Producers and Consumers: Lessons from Indian Value Chains | August 24, 2021 | 12:30- 12:50 PM | |
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Paper Presentation COVID-19-Induced Disruptions of School Feeding Services Exacerbate Food Insecurity in Nigeria | August 24, 2021 | 1:10 – 1:30 pm | |
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Gashaw Abate (organizer)
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Organized Symposia Agricultural Transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence and Patterns from Household Panel Data Presentation Agricultural Intensification: Who Intensifies and How Does It Contribute to Income Growth? Presentation Agricultural Commercialization in Ethiopia: Household Determinants and Links to Rising Income Presentation Income Diversification in Ethiopia: Evidence from Panel Household Data Presentation The Role of Irrigation in Stimulating Agricultural Transformation in Ethiopia | August 25, 2021 |
12:30 – 2:00 pm
12:30 – 12:50 pm
12:50 – 1:10 pm
1:10 – 1:30 pm
1:30 – 1:50 pm |
| David Spielman (discussant) |
Organized Symposia Privatization of Agricultural R&D and Inclusion of Smallholders in Emerging Markets: Recent Evidence | August 25, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm |
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Wei Zhang (organizer, chairperson) |
Organized Symposia Quantifying the Linkage between Human and Natural Ecosystems for Improved Land Use Decision-Making | August 25, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm |
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Will Martin (organizer), Rob Vos (chair)
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Invited Session 2 – Identifying the Best Approaches to Achieving Multiple Policy Goals Presentation The Global Investment Gap in R&D for Sustainable Agriculture in the South Presentation Policy Choice with Multiple Policies and Goals | August 26, 2021 |
10:30- 12:00 PM
11:10- 11:30 AM
11:30- 11:50 AM |
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Will Martin (organizer, panelist), Joseph Glauber (chair)
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Organized Symposia Border Carbon Adjustments in Climate Change Policy for Agriculture and Forestry | August 27, 2021 | 10:30 – 12:00 PM |
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Ruth Meinzen-Dick (organizer)
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Organized Symposia Games for Triggering Collective Change in Natural Resource Management Presentation Using Games to Trigger Collective Changes in Natural Resource Management: Conceptual Foundations for Behavioral Change Presentation Getting Ahead of the Game: Raising Awareness of Groundwater Depletion in Ethiopia | August 27, 2021 |
10:30 – 12:00 PM
10:30 – 10:50 AM
11:10 – 11:30 AM |
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Organized Symposia Presentation Irrigation, Nutrition, Gender and COVID-19 in a Small Central Asian Country: Insights from Tajikistan | August 27, 2021 | 11:00 – 11:15 AM | |
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Ruben Echeverria (chair)
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Invited Session 2 – The Economic, Poverty and Environmental Impacts of CGIAR Crop Improvement Research Presentation Modeling the Impacts of CGIAR Research on Agricultural Prices, Incomes and Poverty | August 28, 2021 |
8:00 – 9:30 AM
8:40 – 9:00 AM |
| Will Martin |
Invited Session Insights from a Global Modelling Effort on Repurposing Agricultural Support for Economic and Environmental Outcomes | August 28, 2021 | 8:00 – 8:15 AM |
| Sunil Saroj |
Paper Presentation Crop Insurance and Rice Productivity: Evidence from Eastern India | August 28, 2021 | 10:50 – 11:10 AM |
| Katrina Kosec |
Paper Presentation Bringing Power to the People or the Well-Connected? Evidence from Ethiopia on the Gendered Effects of Decentralizing Service Delivery | August 28, 2021 | 1:10 – 1:30 pm |
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Paper Presentation Seeds, Water, and Markets to Increase Wheat Productivity in Bihar, India | August 28, 2021 | 12:50 – 1:10 pm | |
| Bjorn Van Campenhout |
Plenary Session ICTs to Address Information Inefficiencies in Food Supply Chains | August 29, 2021 | 9:00 – 9:20 AM |
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Claudia Ringler (organizer), Ruth Meinzen-Dick (discussant)
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Organized Symposia Innovative Extension Approaches to Reach Women Farmers with Climate Resilience Strategies Presentation Gendered Targeting of Agricultural Extension and Weather Variability in Africa South of the Sahara Presentation Women’s Access to Agriculture Extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal | August 29, 2021 |
12:30 – 2:00 pm
12:30 – 12:40 pm
12:40 – 12:50 pm |
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Agnes Quisumbing (discussant)
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Organized Symposia New Approaches to Data Collection for Advancing Gender Equality Presentation Measuring Women’s Decision-Making | August 29, 2021 |
12:30 – 2:00 pm
12:50 – 1:10 pm |
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Carlo Azzarri (panelist) |
Organized Symposia Using Evidence to Set Objectives and Make Decision: What Can We Learn from Impact Assessments? IFAD Experience | August 29, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm |
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Paper Presentation Credit Constraints and Adoption of Agricultural Technologies in Developing Countries? Evidence from Nigeria | August 30, 2021 | 10:50 – 11:10 AM | |
| Devesh Roy |
Paper Presentation Analyzing the Most Poverty Sensitive Non-Farm Sector in India: A Case Study of Food Enterprises Using Enterprise and Labor Force Surveys | August 30, 2021 | 12:30 – 12:50 pm |