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David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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2009 Award Winners

AWARDS

Date

Person(s)

Awards

Feb 1

Shenggen Fan

Distinguished Professional Contribution Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association for his service in the Editorial Council of its journal.

May 27

Kristin Davis

Awarded the “Early Achievement Award” at the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education’s annual conference.

May 29

Kristin Davis

Awarded Second Runner Up, Journal Article of the Year Award for 2008 by the Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education for her paper “Extension in Sub-Saharan Africa: Overview and Assessment of Past and Current Models and Future Prospects.”

Jul 26

Guillaume Gruere,
Mark Rosegrant

Awarded the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Outstanding Journal Article: Review of Agricultural Economics for the article “Assessing the Implementation Effects of the Biosafety Protocol’s Proposed Stringent Information Requirements for Genetically Modified Commodities in Countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.”

Aug 18

Bart Minten

Bart Minten and David Stifel received the 2008 best article award by the journal Agricultural Economics for their article on “Isolation and Agricultural Productivity.”