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Please join us in congratulating our students for their success at the 2024 Graduate Research Symposium, co-hosted by the Department of FARE, the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).

The final examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Hanjun (Jerry) Lu took place on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 2:30 pm in JD MacLachlan, Room 312.

The final examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Fangyi Zhang took place on Monday, December 11, 2023, at 12:00 pm in JD MacLachlan, Room 312.  The

This defence took place on Friday, December 1, 2023, at 2:30 pm in Library 384.  The title of Nick’s presentation is: “Assessing the effect of climate change on Canadian farmland values: A Ricardian Approach". 

Examination Committee

Getu Hailu (Chair)

Rakhal Sarker (Internal-External)

Brady Deaton, Jr. (Advisor)

 

Advisory Committee

This defence took place on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, at 1:00 pm in JD MacLachlan Room 319.  The title of Alain’s presentation is: “COVID-19 and Food Firm Dynamics: Are Productive Agri-Food Firms More Resilient to the COVID-19 Pandemic?". 

Examination Committee

Yu Na Lee (Chair)

Tongzhe Li (Internal-External)

Getu Hailu (Co-Advisor)

Danny Leung (Co-Advisor)

 

This defence took place on Friday, July 28, 2023, at 1:00 pm in JD MacLachlan 319. The title of Aaron’s presentation is: “On Rice and Weddings: An Investigation of the Effects of Food Assistance on the Incidence of Child Marriage in Indonesia". 

Examination Committee

José Nuño Ledesma (Chair)

Brady Deaton (Internal-External)

Yu Na Lee (Advisor)

Kwaku Afesorgbor (Committee Member)

 

The final examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Tia Asalwe Edwige was held on Monday, June 19, 2023, at 10:00 am in JD MacLachlan 310. The title of Tia’s oral presentation is "Urban Containment Policies and Property Values: Essays on the impact of the Greenbelt Act on Housing and Farmland values in the Rural-Urban Fringes of the Greater Toronto Area". 

This defence took place on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 2:00 pm in JD MacLachlan 319. The title of Isabel’s presentation is: “Gender Differences in Bargaining and the Effects of Gender Revealing Settings: A Laboratory Experiment". 

Examination Committee

José Nuño Ledesma (Chair)

Alfons Weersink (Internal-External)

Tongzhe Li (Advisor)

Miana Plesca (Committee Member)

 

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