Mywish K. Maredia

Professor of Development Economics in @MSUAFRE at Michigan State University. Past Director, @foodsecuritylab. Views expressed are my own. l #MSUAFRE l #AgEcon

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

“If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.”
- French thinker Montesquieu

Be yourself 🌻 #fridaymorning #FridayMotivation

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

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[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

Congratulations @SongqingJ

[MSU AFRE @MSUAFRE]

Please join us in congratulating Songqing Jin, who is as a recipient of a 2025-2026 William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award! This is the highest award given to faculty at @michiganstateu! We are so proud of the work he has done and continues to do to advance economics!

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

Congratulations @dlortega

Well deserved award.

[MSU AFRE @MSUAFRE]

Congratulations to David Ortega who received the 2025 Borlaug CAST Communication Award! To learn more about the award, read the article below.

https://t.co/jcxnw8um7D

[MSU AFRE @MSUAFRE]

Congratulations to David Ortega who received the 2025 Borlaug CAST Communication Award! To learn more about the award, read the article below.

https://t.co/jcxnw8um7D

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

@MSUAFRE Congratulations @SongqingJ.

[MSU AFRE @MSUAFRE]

Congratulations to our very own Songqing Jin who was selected to receive the Carl K. Eicher International Development Award! He will be recognized during the International Awards Ceremony on April 16!

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

Grateful to co-authors John Olwande, Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, David Mather, and Nicole Mason for a fantastic collaboration.

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

What do Kenyan farmers want during economic crisis?

Using a BWS experiment we find:
-Market access ranks top
-Infrastructure & extension next
-Input subsidies is 5th
-Cash transfers last

Farmers favor long-term structural investments-even during crisis.
https://t.co/UyWHmOwgmo

[Brain IQ Test @IQTestBrain]

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[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

Coffee’s R&D Budget Needs an Espresso Shot.
In this paper (joint with @jmartinezr_) we show the need for $126–$405M/yr more on R&D (or <0.3% of retail value) to protect global supply + origin diversity.
Brewing sustainability: Quantifying agricultural R https://t.co/8YORbOAeQt

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

@jmwooldridge Jeff, It is all because of luminaries like you. Proud to be a Spartan.

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

Our paper (with @mariaporterecon @SalimNuhuAhmed and @eduardonakasone) in JOEP is out: Here's a link to the 50-day free access to this paper.

Trust, risk, and institutions: experimental evidence from a community ... https://t.co/TOGDMvoGbe

[Jose María Martínez @jmartinezr_]

Incredibly happy to finally seeing this one in print! 🤩

“Sweating Bullets” is now available in open access at Environmental and Resource Economics

Link in the thread below ⬇���

[Jose María Martínez @jmartinezr_]

New publication! 🚨

Our paper with @maredia, @Byron_Reyes_P, @lorenabelixa, JC Rosas, and A. Miranda is now published at 𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔.

More details and link to the paper below!

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

One man said, "Erasers are made for those who make mistakes."*

Other replied, "Erasers are made for those who are willing to CORRECT their mistakes."

Attitude matters a lot... !!

(Received from a friend)

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

Congratulations 🎉. Enjoy your hard earned PhD. Wishing the best.

[Jose María Martínez @jmartinezr_]

Sooo happy to share that I’ve successfully defended my dissertation—I’m now a PhD! 🥳

Incredibly grateful to my advisor (@maredia) and my committee (@SawedaTasie, @dlortega, @jmwooldridge) for all their guidance and fantastic support during these years at @MSUAFRE

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

90% skill; 99% luck.
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[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

Congratulations. Very proud of your accomplishments.

[Jose María Martínez @jmartinezr_]

Extremely happy and honored of receiving the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award from @MSUAFRE 🟢⚪️

Infinite thanks to my wife (@sarilla1004) and my advisor (@maredia), whose support makes all of these achievements possible.

#GoGreen

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

@elonmusk Is this really a freedom of speech issue??? The Supreme Court argued otherwise.

[Mywish K. Maredia @maredia]

Amazing Spartan spirit on display by the AFRE family.

[MSU AFRE @MSUAFRE]

Thanks to the faculty and graduate students of @MSUAFRE & @AfreGso who participated in the AFRE Holiday Food Drive.  We collected 57 pounds of food, personal hygiene, and misc. supplies and $500 dollars cash to donate to the MSU Student Food Bank to use this holiday season!