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

News

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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.

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  4th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference in Tanzania

  Published on February 16, 2018
  Theme: Integrating Food and Nutrition Security into Economic Transformation and Industrialization Agenda in Tanzania, 14–16 February 2018, Dodoma, Tanzania

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  From Paper to Digital: E-Payment Benefits Local Governments and Taxpayers

  Published on December 8, 2017
  The Government of Tanzania implemented a transparent, reliable and efficient e-payment system

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  Socialization and Capacity Building Workshops for Local Government Authorities, Tanzania

  Published on April 24, 2017
  A series of workshops to inform Local Government Authorities on the Agricultural Sector Development Program (ASDP 2). The next one is in Morogoro, Tanzania, April 24–29, 2017.

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  3rd Annual Agricultural Policy Conference, March 1–3, Dar es Salaam

  Published on March 5, 2017
  The Role of Agri-food Systems in Promoting Industrialization in Tanzania Enhancing Linkage of Upstream and Downstream Value Chain Activities in the Context of Agriculture Transformation

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  Key Factors to Design and Reform Subsidy Schemes in Tanzania

  Published on January 9, 2017
  Key factors that led to the design and reform of various fertilizer subsidy programs over time.

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  The Rise of Medium-size Farms: Evidence from Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia

  Published on January 5, 2017
  The rapid rise of medium-scale holdings in most cases reflects increased interest in land by urban-based professionals or influential rural people associated with rapidly rising urban population growth and demand for food in Africa.

Publications and Presentations

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

  Published on March 17, 2021
  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.

• 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.

• Does trade protectionism promote domestic food security? Evidence from Tanzanian edible oil imports

  Published on September 14, 2020
  Olabisi, M., D. Tschirley, D. Nyange, T. Awokuse (2021). “Does trade protectionism promote domestic food security? Evidence from Tanzanian edible oil imports.” Global Food Security 28

• 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.

People

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  Thomas Jayne

  MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
  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