International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by the editors, 29/07/2014 Yes, we are still in recess, but Bill Reimer made us aware of these two PhD-fellowships in agricultural economics at University College Dublin, and that just couldn’t wait until the end of August: Sustainable intensification of milk production – the role of innovation, technology and best practice adoption. An examination of Read More …
by Kjersti, 22/07/2014 Dear ICRPS 2014 alumni, first of all, thank you very much Bill, Fabio, Subi, Kate, Tristeen, Haniel, Mikaël, Md, Venus, Regional Developement group 1, Brett, Pierre, Raymond, Anthony, Salman, Erin, Charles, Aaron, Dan, Marco, Mary, Ryan, Myriam and Ernest for your day to day contributions from the 11th ICRPS Summer Institute in Read More …
by the editors 17/07/2014 Here´s the last Recently Read for the season. Enjoy! According to a new article in the Pew Reserch Center website, Americans have the cheapest food in history, and this unprecedented abundance is largely responsible for our current obesity epidemic. Water and Climate Risks Facing U.S. Corn Production: How Companies and Investors Can Cultivate Read More …
July 12, 2014 by Raymond Thomson and Anthony Cawley The final day of ICRPS began with an air of nervousness as students prepared for the dreaded group presentations. Beautiful weather could not distract from the last minute preparations that were due. After a morning spent preparing, revising, adjusting and practicing, an early lunch paved the way for Read More …
July 11, 2014 by Mary Carey, Ryan Betz, Myriam Landry, Ernest Tellez The final field trip of ICRPS 2014 surpassed all expectations – we visited a volcano, met some indigenous people, played soccer with local school children and visited a large Spanish estate. An interesting journey through the forest brought us to Palo Seco on the southern Read More …
July 9, 2014 by Venus Welch-White Today was a jam packed, fun filled day with a variety of topics, discussion and dialogue. Our morning got kicked off with a presentation about education among women within rural and urban communities in the US. Interestingly, there weren’t as many differences as one might perceive. Next we had speakers Read More …
Blog #7 – July 6, 2014 by Erin Shew, Charles Bolden, Aaron Groth, Dan Roper, Marco Pagani Day 7 of ICRPS 2014 brought the option of a day of rest and relaxation, but who wants to stay in Toluca when there are pyramids to explore and a fascinating culture to learn more about? A few Read More …
Blog #9 – July 8, 2014 by Subi Azim and Kate Olson The day started early with a layer of tiredness and sleepiness on everyone’s face. Most of us actually wanted to take a nap on our way to the field trip on the bus, but the bright sun broke through the heavy clouds and Read More …
Blog #8 – July 7, 2014 by Salman Banisadr ICRPS took us all to a livestock market that has been in operation for over 80 years, where 5,000 animals can be sold on a Monday (from 3am to the afternoon…busy hours are earlier). Here is a brief overview of the livestock farm–there is no fixed Read More …
Blog #6 – July 5, 2014 by Brett, Pierre, Raymond and Anthony We broke for lunch where we had our first Mexican tamales! After lunch several of us headed to the market to grab snacks for the day or walked around the campus to enjoy the nice, rain-free, weather! We gathered back together to discuss NAFTA Read More …