David Ortega
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Professor and Noel W. Stuckman Chair in Food Economics & Policy
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy
Phone:
517-353-2981
Email:
dlortega@msu.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., Purdue University
M.S., Purdue University
B.S., University of Florida
Related Work
Authored Articles
- Michigan cattle producers’ perceptions of traceability technology, April 23, 2024
- The truth about China’s influence on American agriculture, March 22, 2024
- Do consumers care about redundant milk labels?, May 6, 2021
- David Ortega Shares Insights to New Import Taxes Underscoring China's Role As Growing U.S. Food Supplier, September 6, 2019
- David Ortega Shares Insights with Forbes on the Economics of Coffee Farming, August 2, 2019
- Chinese and American Consumers Want More Trade, But Skeptical of Trade Policy, March 5, 2019
- AGLC scientists engage with FAO, October 12, 2017
- The Role of Cooperative Coffee-Washing Stations for Rwandan Coffee, January 4, 2017
- Uncovering ‘the Root Cause’ of Declining Coffee Production in Rwanda - Determinants of Farmer Invest, January 3, 2017
Articles Featuring
- AFRE professor joins Québec-led roundtable to boost US–Canada agri-food trade, April 11, 2025
- Great Lakes Leadership Academy celebrates 2025 graduating cohort and honors statewide alumni of the Leadership Advancement Program, March 6, 2025
- Strengthening Regional Policy Impact: PRCI and Kasetsart University’s Collaborative Efforts, November 1, 2024
- David L. Ortega Addresses U.S. House Committee on the Importance of U.S.-China Relations in Agriculture, June 12, 2024
- CANR dean announces new faculty award, January 10, 2023
- Is this the end of the $2 taco truck taco?, January 4, 2022
- Global food prices hit their highest level in a decade, October 12, 2021
- China’s Putting Pigs in 13-Story ‘Hog Hotels’ to Keep Germs Out, August 1, 2021
- Michigan apple harvest hinges on workers staying well in pandemic, September 28, 2020
- AgBioResearch continues work amid COVID-19 pandemic, September 23, 2020
- Egg Prices: States Cry Foul, August 24, 2020
- Food Economist on the growth of plant-based meat alternatives, July 11, 2020
- Beef Prices up 10% Just in Time for Summer Grilling, June 15, 2020
- Time to get personal: Consumer outreach may help protect animal agriculture in next crisis, May 29, 2020
- Grocers react to sharp spike in grocery food prices, consumer concerns of price-gouging, May 13, 2020
- U.S Pork Production Devastated with Meat Shortages Expected From This Week As Pigs Euthanized, Plants Closed, April 28, 2020
- Meat shortages feared in Maryland and elsewhere as coronavirus sweeps through packing plants, April 27, 2020
- MSU AFRE's David Ortega Interviewed by WTOP Radio on Meat Plant Closings, April 27, 2020
- Save your bacon: A real meat shortage looms with virus shutdowns, April 23, 2020
- New Import Taxes Underscore China's Role As Growing U.S. Food Supplier, September 4, 2019
- Michigan State University agricultural economists discuss possible effects of wet spring and delayed planting on food prices, August 27, 2019
- Chinese and American Consumers Want More Trade, But Skeptical of Trade Policy, March 5, 2019
- AFRE Experts Investigate Changing Perceptions of Animal Welfare and Biotechnology, October 3, 2018
- Faculty Members Receive 2017-18 AFRE Excellence Awards, May 14, 2018
- David Ortega Provides Expert Testimony to Congress, April 26, 2018
- David Ortega on Farm World with "Ag groups balking at tariff trade escalation with China", April 11, 2018
- David Ortega Earns Emerging Scholar Award from SAEA, February 6, 2018
- Choice Modeling, Grocery Stores, and Global Impact from David Ortega, November 15, 2017
Authored Documents
- Effectiveness of nutritional information in increasing demand for enriched yoghurt among poor households in Kenya: Implications for agribusiness marketing strategies, November 9, 2022
- Rural Bangladeshi consumers’ (un)willingness to pay for low-milled rice: Implications for zinc biofortification, September 15, 2022
- Rural Bangladeshi consumers’ (un)willingness to pay for low-milled rice: Implications for zinc biofortification, September 15, 2022
- Preferences for pandemic recovery policies: Perspectives of Myanmar agri-food system participants, September 6, 2022
- Les opportunités, les défis et les problèmes politiques auxquels sont confrontés les chaînes de valeur du lait frais au Mali, March 29, 2022
- Comment les entreprises de lait frais peuvent-elles avoir un avantage concurrentiel par rapport aux produits concurrents fait à partir de lait en poudre importé, February 21, 2022
- Chaînes de valeur du lait frais malien: Les consommateurs et les détaillants maliens sont-ils prêts à payer plus cher pour du lait frais?, February 15, 2022
- Consumer and retailer preferences for local ingredients in processed foods: Evidence from a stacked choice experiment in an African urban dairy market, August 2, 2021
- Competitive advantage and processor demand for local and imported food ingredients: analysis from an urban dairy market in West Africa, February 25, 2021
- Blockchain-based traceability and demand for U.S. beef in China, December 28, 2020
- Farmer cooperatives, gender and side-selling behavior in Burundi's coffee sector, November 12, 2020
- Lessons for Venezuela from Chile's Agri-food Sector Reform, August 20, 2020
- Variety Adoption and Demand for Quality Seed in the Central Dry Zone of Myanmar, August 17, 2020
- What is the intrinsic value of fertilizer? Experimental value elicitation and decomposition in the hill and terai regions of Nepal, January 22, 2020
- Demand for Complementary Financial and Technological Tools for Managing Drought Risk, January 5, 2020
- Are smallholder farmers willing to pay for different types of crop insurance? An application of labelled choice experiments to Chinese corn growers, November 20, 2019
- Personality traits and preferences for specialty coffee: Results from a coffee shop field experiment, October 15, 2019
- Cooperative membership and coffee productivity in Rwanda’s specialty coffee sector, October 15, 2019
- Personality traits and consumer acceptance of controversial food technology: A cross-country investigation of genetically modified animal products, October 15, 2019
- Cooperative membership and coffee productivity in Rwanda's specialty coffee sector, August 5, 2019
- AGLC "Closing Workshop”, June 26, 2018
- Farmer Incentives and Capacity to Invest: Finding a Path to Sustainable Growth in Rwanda’s Coffee, September 1, 2017
- Pricing Coffee Cherry to Incentivize Farmers and Improve Quality, August 2, 2017
- Incentivizing Farmer Investments for Sustainable Growth in Rwanda’s Coffee Sector, November 5, 2016
- Determinants of Farmer Investment in Coffee Production: Finding a Path to Sustainable Growth, October 10, 2016
- Role of Cooperatives on Adoption of Best Management Practices & Productivity in Rwanda Coffee Sector, October 5, 2016
- Demand for Food Safety in Emerging and Developing Countries: A Research Agenda for Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, August 13, 2016
- Improving Access to Pre-Financing for Cooperatives and Coffee Washing Stations, May 1, 2016
- Food System Dynamics: Projecting Changes in Food Demand in East and Southern Africa through 2040, October 1, 2013