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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Adoption of ox-drawn minimum tillage ripping by smallholder farmers in Zambia
Isabel C. Sakala, Thomson H. Kalinda, Chewe Nkonde & William J. Burke (2021) Adoption of ox-drawn minimum tillage ripping by smallholder farmers in Zambia, Agrekon, 60:3, 335-351
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Female access to fertile land and other inputs in Zambia: Why women get lower yields
Burke, W.J., S. Li and D. Banda. 2018. Female Access to Fertile Land and Other Inputs in Zambia: Why Women Get Lower Yields. Agriculture and Human Values 35: 761-775.
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