Washington, D.C. – Researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) were recognized today with two prestigious awards from the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA).
Jo Swinnen was awarded the Quality of Communications Award for the book COVID-19 and Global Food Security (editors, Johan Swinnen and John McDermott) and the blog posts, events, and distribution channels used to disseminate it. The award recognizes publications that demonstrate superior communication of concepts or subject matter in agricultural or applied economics.
COVID-19 leveraged IFPRI’s existing expertise and research, novel approaches to data collection, and network of partners to provide critical insight and analysis during the early months of the pandemic of the effects on global poverty, food security and nutrition, food trade and supply chains, gender, employment, and a variety of policy interventions, as well as reflections on how we can use these lessons to better prepare for future pandemics. In the first six months after publication, the e-book was downloaded more than 10,170 times from IFPRI’s website and more than 3,500 times from RePEc. It also received more than 23,080 page views on Google Books. The e-book’s webpage has received 7,000 views from users in more than 130 countries. The analysis in the book was also promoted through numerous events, blog posts, posting on open access platforms and social media, a special newsletter, and an interactive webpage, each of which received thousands of views.
Separately, Will Martin was named a 2021 AAEA Fellow, the association’s highest honor. The fellowships recognize a small group of professionals who have made outstanding continuous contributions to agricultural and applied economics.
Martin’s career has focused on agricultural trade policy, productivity growth, poverty reduction, prioritization of development interventions, and the environmental impacts of agricultural support. His analysis of the 2007-8 food price shock was particularly influential, highlighting the impacts of this crisis for the global poor and shaping the World Bank’s policy response. He has received several recognitions for his work, including serving as president of the International Association of Agricultural Economists from 2015 to 2018, being named a Distinguished Fellow by the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society in 2009, and being inducted into the Global Trade Analysis Hall of Fame in 2016.
Both awards were bestowed in a ceremony on August 2 at the AAEA Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. For more information on these recognitions see the AAEA website.
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