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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Successes and Challenges of Food Market Reform: Experiences from Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Published on January 2, 1999
IDWP 72. T.S. Jayne, Mulinge Mukumbu, Munhamo Chisvo, David Tschirley, Michael T. Weber, Ballard Zulu, Robert Johansson, Paula Santos, and David Soroko. January 1999. 45 pp. -
Zambia's Stop-And-Go Revolution: The Impact of Policies and Organizations on the Development and Spread of Maize Technology
Published on December 30, 1996
IDWP 61. Julie A. Howard and Catherine Mungoma. 1996. 39 pp. -
The Impact of Investments in Maize Research and Dissemination in Zambia. Part I: Main Report
Published on October 1, 1993
IDWP 39/1. Julie Howard with George Chitalu and Sylvester Kalonge. October 1993. 112 pp. -
The Impact of Investments in Maize Research and Dissemination in Zambia. Part II: Annexes
Published on October 1, 1993
IDWP 39/2. Julie Howard with George Chitalu and Sylvester Kalonge. 1993. 81 pp. -
Rural Small Scale Enterprises in Zambia: Results of a 1985 Country-Wide Survey
Published on January 3, 1986
IDWP 28 . John. T. Milimo and Yacob Fisseha. 1986. 76 pp.
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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Robert Richardson
Professor
rbr@msu.edu
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134