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

News

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  Professor Melinda Smale Named Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)

  Published on January 14, 2022
  AFRE's Melinda Smale Receives AAEA's Highest Professional Honor

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  Comprehensive Africa Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) Officially Launches

  Published on December 22, 2021
  CACCI is a joint climate initiative with the African Union Commission to promote resilience, food security and inclusive growth

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  STAAARS Plus Mentoring the Next Generation of Agricultural Policy Researchers

  Published on December 15, 2021
  As part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) ten early career researchers in Africa have successfully completed the STAAARS+ training and mentorship program.

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  A Holistic Approach to Policy Change in Nigeria’s Agri-Food Value Chain

  Published on December 8, 2021
  To improve agricultural policy and enhance food security in Nigeria, researchers at Michigan State University have helped launch a new Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) at the University of Ibadan.

Recent Research Papers, Policy Briefs, & Reports

• Economic impacts of COVID-19 in urban and rural Africa: Surprising results from five countries

  Published on June 2, 2021
  Based on the findings of a nationally representative phone survey we assess the food security impact of COVID-19 on five African countries (Kenya, Mali Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia)

• Food Security Policy Project: Myanmar Final Technical Report

  Published on May 27, 2021
  FSP's Final Technical Report for the Myanmar Project

• COVID-19- Changes in Employment, Income, and Food Security in Mali

  Published on April 15, 2021
  This paper examines the changes in household employment, income, and food security in response to Mali as the government imposed and later relaxed restrictive measures aimed at containing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

• Analysis to Guide USAID Mozambique Programmatic Investments in Agriculture and Food Nutrition Security

  Published on March 31, 2021
  This report was produced by Michigan State University for USAID/Mozambique as an input into the mission’s decision making regarding agricultural programming in Nampula and Zambézia provinces.