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

News

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  The 6th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) in Dodoma, Tanzania from 12th – 14th February 2020

  Published on January 9, 2020
  Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy will be supporting the 6th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) in Dodoma, Tanzania on February 12-14, 2020.

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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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  5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference in Tanzania

  Published on February 12, 2019
  The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) has kicked off in Dodoma, Tanzania, bringing leaders in the area to discuss progress and challenges.

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  "Rise of the Medium-Scale Farms" in The Citizen - Tanzania

  Published on November 20, 2018
  Article by Thom Jayne and Milu Muyanaga was featured in the December 20, 2018 print edition of The Citizen - Tanzania.

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  Land Pressure and African Agricultural Development

  Published on October 30, 2018
  An interview with Thomas Jayne, SciDevNet, 10/30/18

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  WEBINAR: Do Medium and Large-scale Farms Generate Income Spillovers for Rural Households?

  Published on October 30, 2018
  WEBINAR, Nov. 6, 2018, 10-11 AM - T. Jayne and J. Chamberlin: What's the impact of land acquisitions by foreign and local investors on smallholder households and rural communities?

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  Tax Reforms Benefit Farmers and Traders: A Case of Tea Production and Marketing in Tanzania

  Published on September 26, 2018
  How our ASPIRES Tanzania team research on crop cess study benefits farmers.

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  ASPIRES Supports Tanzania’s Agricultural Sector Development Program II (ADSP II)

  Published on June 12, 2018
  In Tanzania, agriculture represents 23% of the GDP while employing 70% of the labor force. ASDP II aims at boosting the agricultural sector.

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  MSU CANR Dean Ron Hendrick Visits Tanzania

  Published on May 18, 2018
  In an effort to strengthen partnerships with local collaborators, Ron Hendrick, the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), made an official visit to Tanzania from May 13th to 18th, 2018.

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  Do Farmers Value Seeds of Different Quality Differently? Evidence from Willingness to Pay Experiments in Tanzania and Ghana

  Published on March 1, 2018
  There is no one-sizefits-all strategy to meet the seed needs of all the farmers. A new IDWP from M. Maredia and collaborators.

Publications and Presentations

• Characteristics and Spillover Effects of Medium-Scale Farms in Tanzania

  Published on November 12, 2020
  Wineman, A., Jayne, T. S., Modamba, E. I., & Kray, H. (2020). Characteristics and spillover effects of medium-scale farms in Tanzania. The European Journal of Development Research, 1-22. Published online 26 Oct. 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.

• Do the Poor Pay More for Food? Evidence from Tanzania

  Published on June 25, 2019
  Sauer, C. M., Reardon, T. A., Tschirley, D. L., Waized, B., Alphonce, R., & Ndyetabula, D. (2019). Do the Poor Pay More for Food? Evidence from Tanzania.

• Are Medium-Scale Farms Driving Agricultural Transformation in Africa?

  Published on December 4, 2018
  T. S. Jayne, M. Muyanga, F.K. Yeboah, A. Aromolaran, A. Chapoto, T. Shonhe, F. Dzanku, N. Mdoe and A. Wineman, APRA Annual Research Review and Planning Workshop University of Ghana, December 4, 2018

• The Changing Farm Structure in Africa: Causes, Consequences and Policy Implications

  Published on November 23, 2018
  Milu Muyanga, T. S. Jayne, Kwame Yeboah, Ayala Wineman, Antony Chapoto, Divan Vanderwesthuisen, Presentation at International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Kenya Nairobi, November 23, 2018

People

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  Thomas Jayne

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

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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 Mather

  Assistant Professor
  matherda@msu.edu
  517-449-9694
  

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  Isaac Joseph Minde

  Professor
  mindeisa@msu.edu
  +25 523-260-0742
  

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  Milu Muyanga

  Associate Professor
  muyangam@msu.edu
  

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  David Nyange

  Assistant Professor
  nyange@msu.edu
  +255-754-272-573
  

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  Robert Richardson

  Professor
  rbr@msu.edu
  517-355-9533
  

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  Oyinkan Chukuka Tasie

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

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  David Tschirley

  Professor
  tschirle@msu.edu
  517-355-0134