West Africa / Sahel
West Africa has been defined as including 17 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, the island nation of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the islands of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo- Area: 1,974,103 sq mi (approx. 20x the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 362 million in 2016
- Climate: In West Africa there are four different climate regions which consists of humid, tropical, savanna, desert, and steppe.
Fun fact: The West African nation of Ghana is the second largest producer of cocoa in the world. West Africa is also home to Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake.
Main Research Themes
- Input Use and Market Development
- Policy Research and Capacity Building
- Training and Capacity Building
- Value Chain Analysis
Publications and Presentations
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Megatrends Shaping Rural Transformation in Africa
Published on September 25, 2018
F. Kwame Yeboah & Thomas S. Jayne, Keynote Address at the Annual Conference of GIZ’s Green Innovation Centers Cotonou, Benin September 25, 2018 -
Food Systems Transformation in West Africa: Implications for Jobs and Policy
Published on June 18, 2018
Tom Reardon and Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, OECD Seminar: Urbanization, Food Economy, Employment, and Women, Paris, France, June 18, 2018 -
Industry Efforts to Combat Counterfeit and Other Illegal Pesticides
Published on June 14, 2018
Bama O. Yao, World Bank-International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research Conference on "Disruptive Innovations and Rural Development", Washington DC, June 14, 2018 -
Regional Pesticide Regulatory Challenges in West Africa
Published on June 14, 2018
Amadou Diarra, World Bank/ICABR Conference, Washington, DC, June 14, 2018 -
Africa’s Emerging Herbicide Revolution
Published on June 14, 2018
Steven Haggblade, World Bank/ICABR Conference, Washington DC, June 14, 2018
People
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Eric Crawford
Professor
crawfor5@msu.edu
517-432-2481
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Steven Haggblade
Professor Emeritus
blade@msu.edu
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Steve Longabaugh
Specialist International Development
longabau@msu.edu
517-432-0018
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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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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
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Michael T. Weber
Professor Emeritus
webermi@msu.edu
517 899 5419
