Rwanda
- The capital and largest city is Kigali.
- The official languages are Kinyarwanda, English, French and Swahili
- Area: 10,169 sq mi (approx. 1/10 the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 11 million in 2015
- Climate: Rwanda has a temperate tropical highland climate, with lower temperatures than are typical for equatorial countries due to its high elevation.
Fun fact: Rwanda is only one of three countries in Africa where you can visit Mountain Gorillas in the Wild.
Main Research Themes
- Impact Assessment
- Input Use and Market Development
- Nutrition
- Policy Research and Capacity Building
- Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
- Training and Capacity Building
- Value Chain Analysis
- Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship
Publications and Presentations
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How Might We Explore Improvements to Input Delivery and Antestia Bug / Potato Taste Defect Control?
Published on June 1, 2017
Backgrounder 8, AGLC Team, June 2017 -
How Might We Understand the Effectiveness of Rwanda’s Zoning Policy in Year 1?
Published on March 1, 2017
Backgrounder 7, AGLC Team, March 2017 -
How Might We Promote Long-term Sustainability in Rwanda’s Coffee Sector?
Published on February 28, 2017
Backgrounder 6, AGLC Team, March 2017 -
Youth Employment in Fragile Countries: Youth Employment Opportunities in African Agrifood Systems
Published on February 1, 2017
Andrea Allen, Julie Howard, M. Kondo, Amy Jamison, Thomas Jayne, J. Snyder, David Tschirley and Kwame Felix Yeboah, February/March 2017 -
Incentivizing Farmer Investments for Sustainable Growth in Rwanda’s Coffee Sector
Published on November 5, 2016
Daniel C. Clay, Aniseh S. Bro, Ruth Ann Church, Alfred Bizoza, David L. Ortega. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 23.
People
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Dan Clay
Professor
clay@msu.edu
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Andrew Gerard
Capacity Development Specialist
gerarda1@msu.edu
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Maria Claudia Lopez
Associate Professor
mlopez@msu.edu
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Nicole Mason-Wardell
Associate Chairperson, Graduate Program Director, and Associate Professor
masonn@msu.edu
517-432-4446
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David Ortega
Associate Professor
dlortega@msu.edu
517-353-2981