Ali Joglekar

Ali’s current research focuses on the spatially-explicit characterization of farming and its implications on agricultural productivity throughout the developing and developed world. Her current work as a Research Associate for G.E.M.S/International Agro-Informatics Alliance (IAA) initiative involves developing analytical pipelines to enable the interoperability of the “S” (socio-economic) data with the “G.E.M.” (genomic, environmental and management) data within the G.E.M.S. platform. Ali’s work as a Fellow with the International Science and Technology Practice and Policy (InSTePP) center within the Department of Applied Economics involves creating, enhancing and maintaining spatial bio-economic models and datasets and undertaking research to inform practical and policy decisions of governments, food and agribusiness interests, and others.