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This defence took place on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at 10:00 am in JD MacLachlan 319. The title of Inseok’s presentation is: “Hedging Strategies under Market and Weather Uncertainties for Ontario Crops".
Examination Committee
José Nuño Ledesma (Chair)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Internal-External)
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
This defence took place on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 3:00 pm in JD Maclachlan 319. The title of Bahman’s presentation is: “How Information and Messengers Affect Farmers’ Cover Crop Adoption: A Field Experiment".
Examination Committee
Yu Na Lee (Chair)
Brady Deaton (Internal-External)
Tongzhe Li (Advisor)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
This defence took place on September 12, 2022. The title of Ananka’s presentation is: “Assessing the Adoption of Soil Health Beneficial Management Practices by Ontario Farmers".
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Brady Deaton (External)
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Tongzhe Li (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
This defence took place on September 2, 2022. The title of Bibek’s presentation is: “Estimate Carbon Footprint and Environmentally Adjusted Productivity of Ontario Dairy Farms".
Examination Committee
Brady Deaton (Chair)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (External)
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
This defence took place on August 31, 2022. The title of Yuquan’s presentation is: “Using Loyalty Points to Encourage Healthy Food Choices in Online Shopping".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (Co-Advisor)
Mike von Massow (Advisory Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Yu Na Lee (Co-Advisor)
Mike von Massow (Co-Advisor)
This defence took place on August 12, 2022. The title of Monika’s presentation is: “Food Prices and Child Marriage: Evidence from Ethiopia".
Examination Committee
Tongzhe Li (Chair)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (External)
Yu Na Lee (Advisor)
Brady Deaton (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Yu Na Lee (Advisor)
Brady Deaton (Committee Member)
This defence took place on July 22, 2022. The title of Shirin’s presentation is: “Export Competitiveness of Canada's and Ontario's Agri-foods in ASEAN".
Examination Committee
Getu Hailu (Chair)
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (External)
Rakhal Sarker (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Rakhal Sarker (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
This defence took place on July 8, 2022. The title of Francis’ presentation is: “Effects of Trade Dispute on Canadian Agri-Food Trade".
Examination Committee
Yu Na Lee (Chair)
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (External)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
This defence took place on June 30, 2022. The title of Seidu’s presentation is: “An Economic Analysis of Destination-Specific Export Competitiveness of Bananas, Mangoes, and Pineapples".
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Rakhal Sarker (Advisory Committee Member)
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (Committee Member)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
This defence took place on May 11, 2022. The title of Chris’ presentation is: “The Impact of Climate Change on Canadian Agriculture: A Parcel Level Ricardian Analysis".
Examination Committee
Getu Hailu (Chair)
Tongzhe Li (External)
Brady Deaton (Advisory Committee Member)
Alan Ker (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Brady Deaton (Advisor)