Zambia
FSG works in Zambia in part through Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy (FSP) Zambia.
- The capital and the largest city is Lusaka.
- The official language is English
- Area: 290,587 sq mi (approx. 3x the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 17 million in 2016
- Climate: Most of the country is classified as humid subtropical or tropical wet and dry, with small stretches of semi-arid steppe climate in the south-west and along the Zambezi valley.
Fun fact: Zambia’s main export is copper. They produce around 1.5 million tons a year.
Publications and Presentations
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The Kaleidoscope Model of Policy Change: Applications to Food Security Policy in Zambia - in "World Development"
Published on June 1, 2018
Danielle Resnick, Steven Haggblade, Suresh Babu, Sheryl L. Hendriks, David Mather. 2018. The Kaleidoscope Model of Policy Change: Applications to Food Security Policy in Zambia, World Development, Volume 109, September 2018, Pages 101-120 -
Thoughts on Priority Research: Topics to Support Agri-food Systems Transformation in Africa
Published on April 16, 2018
T.S. Jayne, Seminar at Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute. Lusaka, Zambia, April 16, 2018 -
Does Minimum Tillage Improve the Livelihood Outcomes of Smallholder Farmers in Zambia?
Published on March 22, 2018
Hambulo Ngoma, 2018. Does Minimum Tillage Improve the Livelihood Outcomes of Smallholder Farmers in Zambia? Food Security, March 2018. -
Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-generation Input Subsidy Programs - Zambia Presentation
Published on February 27, 2018
Nicole M. Mason, Thomas S. Jayne, William J. Burke, & Joshua Ariga, Lusaka, Zambia, February 27, 2018 -
Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-generation Input Subsidy Programs: Insights from 70 Empirical Studies
Published on February 20, 2018
Nicole M. Mason, Thomas S. Jayne, William J. Burke, & Joshua Ariga. Jinja, Uganda, February 20, 2018
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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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134