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

News

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  MSU Research Team Leaves Lasting Impact on Malian Food Security Outlook

  Published on June 25, 2021
  The Mali Food Security Policy Research Program has come to an end but leaves behind a lasting legacy of agricultural policy research and capacity development.

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  Malian Farmers’ Access to Fertilizer Is Challenged by COVID-19

  Published on October 1, 2020
  Malian Farmers face greater difficulty accessing fertilizer during COVID-19

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  MSU and its Partners' Achievements in Mali

  Published on November 15, 2018
  A brochure, in English and in French, tells the story: Institution building, policy reforms, scientist and student trainings. Réalisations de MSU et de ses partenaires au Mali.

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  How Big Is my Parcel?

  Published on August 30, 2018
  Malian farmers are concerned about being better farmers, and knowing the exact size of the fields they farm is a fundamental change.

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  FSP West Africa Expertise on Herbicide Policies at the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy

  Published on June 11, 2018
  This panel explores the impact of the resulting rapid growth in herbicide use.

Publications and Presentations

• Les impacts économiques du COVID-19 en Afrique urbaine et rurale: Des résultats inattendus dans cinq pays

  Published on September 24, 2021
  Les résultats sont présentés suivant deux aspects : 1) les impacts sur le revenu et la pauvreté et 2) les impacts sur la consommation alimentaire et la sécurité alimentaire.

• L’utilisation des pesticides sur les cultures maraîchères en zones péri-urbaines au Mali.

  Published on May 19, 2021
  Avec les changements démographiques et socio-économiques en Afrique de l’Ouest, incluant le Mali, viennent les changements dans les habitudes alimentaires.

• Does subsidizing fertilizer contribute to the diet quality of farm women? Evidence from rural Mali

  Published on November 12, 2020
  Smale, M., Thériault, V., & Mason, N. M. (2020). Does subsidizing fertilizer contribute to the diet quality of farm women? Evidence from rural Mali. Food Security, 1-18. Published online 2 Sept. 2020. 

• Pesticide Emergency Use Authorization: An Underutilized Tool for Controlling Invasive Pests in Africa

  Published on November 3, 2020
  Luis Suguiyama, Steven Haggblade, Joseph E. Huesing, Regina Eddy, Shavonn R. Whiten, and Dan McGrath, 2020. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 124.

• RESTITUTION DE L’ENQUETE IER/MSU/2017-18 AUPRES DES MENAGES AGRICOLES SUR L’UTILISATION DES INTRANTS DANS LA ZONE DELTA DU NIGER

  Published on October 20, 2020
  M. Sissoko, N. Keita, A. Assima et Y. Koné, 2020. RESTITUTION DE L’ENQUETE IER/MSU/2017-18 AUPRES DES MENAGES AGRICOLES SUR L’UTILISATION DES INTRANTS DANS LA ZONE DELTA DU NIGER. FSP Research Paper 181-F.

People

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  Steven Haggblade

  Professor Emeritus
  blade@msu.edu
  

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  Yenizié Koné

  Chief of Party and Senior Economist for the MSU Bamako Office
  koneyenizie@yahoo.fr
  

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  Robert Richardson

  Professor
  rbr@msu.edu
  517-355-9533
  

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  Laura Schmitt Olabisi

  Associate Professor
  schmi420@msu.edu
  517-432-4128
  

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  Melinda Smale

  Professor
  msmale@msu.edu
  703-231-8492
  

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  John M. Staatz

  Professor Emeritus
  staatz@msu.edu
  517 896 4390
  

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  Oyinkan Chukuka Tasie

  Assistant Professor
  otasie@msu.edu
  517-355-0131
  

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  Véronique Thériault

  Associate Professor
  theria13@msu.edu
  517-353-7856