Links on COVID-19 impacts & responses in agriculture, food and nutrition
Many organizations have stepped up with amazing resources on COVID-19 impacts and responses around the world. Here’s a set of
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Food Economics
A resources site for the open-access textbook on Food Economics: Agriculture, Nutrition and Health
Author: Will Masters
Econo’food potluck 20/20 — seeing clearly what we want
Economic explanations can be like trying to explain why a joke is funny: it takes a long time, and by
Read MoreOld and sappy
Aging as gracefully as I can… looking back about ten years, here’s a repost of food economics in doggerel:http://freakonomics.com/2009/06/04/why-are-kiwis-so-cheap and
Read MoreFor the new school year: What I’ve learned, in 59 minutes
This year, my back-to-school week included a lecture for the University of California’s Network on Child Health, Poverty and Public
Read MorePremixed infant cereals: photo albums tell the story
Premixed, fortified infant cereals are eaten in small quantities but play a big role in the world food system. They
Read MoreFourteen questions
People occasionally send me questions about food. Once before, I posted my responses on this blog — that was about
Read MoreEcono’food potluck 2019 — theory meets practice
Our 7th annual econ-of-food class potluck, new and improved: now with an original student recipe! If the blog post below
Read MoreTo start the year: are food choices predictable?
Long post alert! The short answer to the title question is: Yes, some of the time. The long story starts
Read MoreJobs in agriculture and the food system
It’s the first weekend of January — which means the start of job-search season for many 2019 graduates. I recently
Read MoreTo welcome the new academic year: let’s vote!
For Tufts and other schools in Massachusetts, today’s start of the academic year coincides with a primary election for state
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