For three CEOS mini-grant winners, $2,000 is helping them buy data and equipment, conduct surveys, and travel to research sites (once COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed).
Graduate student mini-grant winners Frederick Nyanzu, Seojeong Oh, and Brian Waters are all in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics working on applied economics research.
Frederick is exploring the effect of sustainable agricultural practices and financial inclusion on food security from the Ghanaian context with his advisor, Kathy Baylis.
Seojeong is seeking to understand the general public's preferences for agricultural nutrient-loss reduction strategies that impact their taxes and water sources. Seojeong works with research advisor Benjamin Gramig.
Brian is using the grant towards providing a research-based, community-supported, economically sustainable roadmap to improving water sources in Malawi. Brian works with research advisor Paul McNamara.
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