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

News

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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.

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  How to Tell Fake from Real? Consequences of Rapid Herbicide Market Growth in Mali and West Africa

  Published on December 8, 2017
  With a rapid increase in herbicide use, the West Africa region needs to implement regulations to fight counterfeit products.

Publications and Presentations

• 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.

• Qualitative Assessment of Pesticide Risks in West Africa

  Published on October 13, 2020
  Véronique Thériault, Wayne Jiang, Amadou Diarra, Steven Haggblade, Joseph Edmund, Joseph Ipou Ipou, and Abdramane Traore, 2020. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 180.

• Politique et réglementation semencières au Mali : L’accès des petits producteurs aux semences améliorées

  Published on August 15, 2020
  Melinda Smale, Yenizié Koné, et Bocary Timbo, 2020. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 120-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 and Associate Chair
  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