Dr. Edward "Gilly" Evans
Professor — Food and Resource Economics
Dr. Edward "Gilly" Evans is the Center's Director and Professor in the Food and Resource Economics Department located at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science's Tropical Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS TREC) in Homestead. He holds a Ph.D. in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida with specialization in agricultural policy analysis, international trade, and development.
His previous research focused on theoretical and empirical analyses of international trade policy rules and institutions such as GATT, WTO, NAFTA, and LOME. His current research emphasizes applied agricultural trade policy analysis and environmental sustainability of agriculture. Most of his research is conducted as a member of interdisciplinary teams of scientists located at TREC and is aimed at generating economically viable and environmentally friendly technologies, practices, production and marketing systems. Aspects of his work include generating knowledge to conserve and improve water quality at the watershed level, developing economically viable preventive integrated pest management, vegetable production systems, implementing efficient fertilizer management, and exploring the economic feasibility of developing biodiesel from Jatropha and ethanol from sweet potatoes. He also investigates the economics of managing invasive species (foreign pests and diseases) in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the United States.
Contact
UF/IFAS TREC
18905 SW 280 Street
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
(786) 217-9263
Email: eaevans@ufl.edu
Website: http://agecon.centers.ufl.edu/
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Education
- Ph.D. Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, 1999
- M.S. Agricultural Economics, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, 1982
- B.S. Agriculture, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, 1979
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Awards and Honors
- 2024 Recipient of a UF/IFAS Superior Accomplishment Award in the category Sustained Excellence
- 2011 Florida State Horticultural Society (FSHS) Krome Memorial Institute Best Paper Award Presented to the authors of the best and most meritorious paper for the Krome Section
- 2006 UF/IFAS International Achievement Award, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- 2000 Recipient of the Dr. Frederick Prochaska Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation (1999), Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- 1997 University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Multicultural Student Award based on academic performance.