TOPIC: Assessing the Sustainability of Food Systems on
Multiple Dimensions: Challenges and Opportunities
SPEAKER: Miguel Gómez, Professor of Applied Economics and
Management, Cornell University
DATE: Wednesday, September 30
TIME: 12:20 - 1:10 p.m.
PLACE: 135 Emerson Hall
Professor Gómez will discuss the challenges of assessing sustainability
of a food system, given the multidimensional nature of the concept. He
will use several examples to illustrate tradeoffs between variables
relevant to food system sustainability and conclude with a brief
description of the newly created Sustainable Food Systems Research group
at Cornell.
Miguel Gómez holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad
de Los Andes (Bogotá) and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Consumer Economics
from the University of Illinois. Prior to joining Cornell, he was a
faculty member at the University of Illinois. Consequently, his areas
of expertise focus on marketing, price analysis and applied industrial
organization. His current research focuses on sustainability of food
supply chains, the economics of locally produced specialty crops,
contracts between food suppliers and supermarkets, price analysis, and
market power in food distribution channels.
Refreshments provided. Co-sponsored by the Department of Crop and Soil
Sciences and the Department of Natural Resources
*** TCAT Shuttle Route #10 runs frequently from downtown Ithaca to
campus ***
Hop on at Seneca Street in the Commons at 11:50pm and arrive a few
minutes later at the Statler/Sage Hall, a short walk to Emerson Hall
(down Tower Road and just after the Greenhouses on your left).
Questions navigating Cornell's campus? Visit their searchable map at
http://www.cornell.edu/img/maps/large_search.pdf
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Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis
Community Food Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
(607) 272-2292
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