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

News

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  Nigerian Agricultural Policy Project Leaves a Lasting Impact

  Published on February 22, 2021
  NAPP has enhanced Nigeria’s ability to conduct evidence based agricultural policy research, influenced agricultural policy, and disseminated agricultural research findings to key stakeholders throughout the country.

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  Research on Farm Input Subsidies has Important Implications for African Policymakers

  Published on October 3, 2019
  University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE), Thomas Jayne, recently spoke to African policymakers at the African Green Revolution Forum in Ghana.

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  On Agrilinks: Building Resilience in Nigerian Agriculture

  Published on December 6, 2018
  Recommendations for the Nigerian agricultural system to embrace resilience through three principles, in order to feed its population into the future under highly uncertain conditions.

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  The Quiet Revolution in Food Systems in Africa & Asia

  Published on October 17, 2018
  Thomas Reardon: This video explains how a convergence of factors is provoking tsunami like rapid changes in the agrifood system of Africa. Keynote lecture for the Nigeria Association of Agricultural Economists, October 17, 2018

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  What Are Some Ways to Make the Case for your Work's Contributions to the Literature

  Published on October 13, 2018
  Discussion 2 about writing an article for a peer-reviewed journal (9'37"), T. Reardon and S. Liverpool Tasie

Publications and Presentations

• Essential non-essentials” Five policy myths about African food value chains, with implications during COVID-19 and beyond

  Published on February 22, 2021
  Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Tom Reardon, Ben Belton, 2021. Essential non-essentials” Five policy myths about African food value chains, with implications during COVID-19 and beyond. FSP Policy Research Brief 125.

• Barriers to national renewable energy policy adoption: Insights from a case study of Nigeria

  Published on November 12, 2020
  Adelaja, A. O., (2020). Barriers to national renewable energy policy adoption: Insights from a case study of Nigeria. Energy Strategy Reviews, 30, 100519.

• Mycotoxin reduction through lactic acid fermentation: Evidence from commercial ogi processors in southwest Nigeria

  Published on November 6, 2020
  Ademola O, Saha Turna N, Liverpool-Tasie L.S., Obadina A, Wu F (2020). Food Processing and Mycotoxin Reduction in Maize-Based Products: Evidence from Lactic Acid Fermentation in Southwest Nigeria. Food Control

• 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.

• Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project: Quarterly Report/ Year 5, Q4

  Published on October 30, 2020
  Annual Report October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020 Associate Cooperative Agreement Number AID-620-LA-15-00001 Activity Period: July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2020 AOR Name: Samba Kawa, PhD

People

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  Thomas Jayne

  MSU Foundation Professor
  jayne@msu.edu
  517-432-9802
  

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  Saweda Liverpool-Tasie

  Associate Professor
  lliverp@msu.edu
  517-432-5418
  

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  Steve Longabaugh

  Specialist International Development
  longabau@msu.edu
  517-432-0018
  

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  Mywish Maredia

  Professor
  maredia@msu.edu
  517-353-6602
  

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  Thomas Reardon

  Professor, MSU Distinguished Faculty
  reardon@msu.edu
  

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  Laura Schmitt Olabisi

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

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  Oyinkan Chukuka Tasie

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