Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Food Security Group

Events

• Oct 13

  All You Need to Know to Get Started with Stata: From Basics to Data Management

  October 13, 2022 8:00AM – 10:30AM 12:00-2:30 PM West African Time // 2:00-4:30 PM Central African Time // 3:00-5:30 PM East African Time.

  A PRCI-Africa training for Core Centers on basic STATA

• Oct 17

  CACCI Senegal Launch

  October 17, 2022 12:00AM – 11:59PM

  Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) will launch in Senegal on October 17. CACCI partner AKADEMIYA2063 is working with the Centre de Suivi Écologique (CSE—Center for Ecological Monitoring) in Senegal to launch the initiative.

• Nov 6

  CACCI at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

  November 6, 2022 – November 8, 2022 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

  CACCI will participate in the November 2022 Climate Change Conference at the African Union Commission event.

Recent Research Papers, Policy Briefs, & Reports:

• Summary report of RSM2SNF project’s validation event for the Stakeholder perception

  Published on October 4, 2022
  A summary of the RSM2SNF project's validation event for Stakeholder perception held on September 28, 2022.

• Armed conflicts, forced displacement and food security in host communities

  Published on October 1, 2022
  J., George, A., Adelaja. (2022). "Armed conflicts, forced displacement and food security in host communities." World Development, 158, 105991.

• Sustainable food system in Southeast Asia under and beyond COVID--19 conference synthesis

  Published on August 30, 2022
  Conference synthesis of the international virtual conference on sustainable food system in Southeast Asia under and beyond COVID-19: policy evidence and call for action

• Consumption of healthy and unhealthy foods by the African poor: evidence from Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda.

  Published on August 18, 2022
  Dolislager, M., LSO Liverpool-Tasie, N.M. Mason, T. Reardon, D. Tschirley. 2022. Consumption of healthy and unhealthy foods by the African poor: evidence from Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. Agricultural Economics.

• Research and policy for the food-delivery revolution Implications for nutrition, environment, and work may be considerable

  Published on August 18, 2022
  Meemken, E-M., M.F. Bellemare, T. Reardon, C.M. Vargas. (2022). Research and policy for the food-delivery revolution. Science. 377(6608): 810-813.

• Input subsidies and crop diversity on family farms in Burkina Faso

  Published on August 2, 2022
  Ahmad, S., Smale, M., Theriault, V., & Maiga, E. (2022). Input subsidies and crop diversity on family farms in Burkina Faso. Journal of Agricultural Economics.

• Presentation on Kebbi State ministry responsibilities and opportunities for development

  Published on July 11, 2022
  An outlook on the statutory responsibilities of the ministry, and opportunities for partnerships to develop the agriculture sector of Kebbi State

• RSM2SNF Project Launch Summary – Nigeria

  Published on June 23, 2022
  RSM2SNF project launch in Nigeria summary