College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

• AFRE's Center for Economic Analysis focuses on Michigan fuel taxes

  Published on February 13, 2014
  A report led by Dr. Steven Miller, director of MSU's Center for Economic Analysis, says Michigan motorists pay some of the region's highest fuel taxes.

• MSU recognizes six CANR faculty and staff members for excellence

  Published on February 12, 2014
  Three faculty members and three staff members from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) were honored for their outstanding contributions to education and research at the annual MSU Awards Convocation on Feb. 11.

• MSU AFRE Quarterly Food Security International Update – February 2014

  Published on February 4, 2014
  The MSU/AFRE Quarterly Food Security Update reports highlights of research and outreach accomplishments of AFRE projects operating in a number of developing countries.

• Four CANR profs earn University honors

  Published on January 28, 2014
  Four individuals in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) have been selected to receive the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award (formerly the Distinguished Faculty Award).

• MSU AFRE Food Security International Updates: Special Issue of Agricultural Economics, January, 2014

  Published on January 15, 2014
  MSU AFRE Food Security International Updates: Special Issue of Agricultural Economics. January 10, 2014

• Elton R. Smith Endowed Chair in Food and Agricultural Policy-Position Announcement

  Published on January 14, 2014
  Elton R. Smith Endowed Chair in Food and Agricultural Policy

• Message from the Chairperson - Fall 2013

  Published on December 18, 2013
  Message from the AFRE Chairperson - Fall 2013 newsletter

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  MSU professor recognized for national contributions in Mali

  Published on December 18, 2013
  Michigan State University (MSU) Professor Emeritus John M. Staatz is something of a celebrity in Mali. But that was never his goal.

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  Chinese consumers and food safety studied by AFRE assistant professor

  Published on December 18, 2013
  Troubled by a spate of recent food safety scares but buoyed by rising affluence, urban Chinese consumers appear willing to pay for a safer food supply, says David Ortega.

• Capitalizing on social capital

  Published on December 18, 2013
  We usually don’t think of economics as a warm and fuzzy discipline dealing with human intangibles such as feelings and relationships.

• AFRE course project informs investment decisions

  Published on December 18, 2013
  Financial management in ABM 435 covers balance sheets, income statements and capital budgets. But its culmination in a real-world scenario analysis can have six-figure impacts on Michigan agribusinesses.

• AFRE Alumni News - Fall 2013

  Published on December 18, 2013
  Alumni news from the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics

• AFRE People news - Fall 2013

  Published on December 18, 2013
  Faculty and staff news from the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics

• Dr. John Staatz awarded "Officer of the National Order of Mali" by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

  Published on December 2, 2013
  AFRE Professor John Staatz receives prestigious "Officer of the National Order of Mali" award from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Bamako, Mali.

• MSU AFRE Quarterly Food Security International Update - October 2012

  Published on November 15, 2013
  The MSU AFRE Quarterly Food Security Update reports highlights of research and outreach accomplishments of AFRE projects operating in a number of develping countries.

• Position Announcement

  Published on November 5, 2013
  Assistant Professor of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) and Development Economics

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  From the Chairperson

  Published on August 27, 2013
  Since the 1960s, the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) has worked in many of the world’s poorest countries in an effort to increase incomes and improve nutrition.

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  2013 Farm Bill debate

  Published on August 27, 2013
  The 2013 Farm Bill appears stuck in a logjam with no means of breaking loose.

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  Green Power at MSU? AFRE students analyze and answer

  Published on August 27, 2013
  Could a wind farm be built on the campus of Michigan State University? How about a solar array encompassing hundreds of acres, or even a small-scale nuclear reactor that could provide clean power to the sprawling campus?

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  West African native returns home to field questions

  Published on August 27, 2013
  As a young woman growing up in Cote d'Ivoire, Ramziath Adjao, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics (AFRE), often visualized herself on a career path in international development.

• AFRE Faculty and Staff news - Summer 2013

  Published on August 27, 2013
  Faculty and staff news from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics