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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Changes in Stakeholder Perceptions of the Quality of Institutional Architecture and Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes in Zambia
Published on January 5, 2020
H. Ngoma, M. Maredia, N. M. Mason, M. Muyanga and A. Chapoto, 2020. Changes in Stakeholder Perceptions of the Quality of Institutional Architecture and Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes in Zambia, FSP Research Brief 110. -
Did the e-voucher approach to Zambia’s Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) outperform the traditional FISP? Evidence from the Crop Forecast
Published on January 3, 2020
N. M. Mason, A. Kuteya, H. Ngoma, Dagbegnon A. Tossou, and K. R. Baylis, 2020. Did the e-voucher approach to Zambia’s Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) outperform the traditional FISP? Evidence from the Crop Forecast, FSP Policy Brief 109. -
Does Shifting to a Flexible E-Voucher Approach Improve Input Subsidy Program Outcomes? Quasi- Experimental Evidence from Zambia's Crop Forecast Surveys
Published on January 2, 2020
N. M. Mason, A. Kuteya, H. Ngoma, D. A. Tossou, and K. R. Baylis, 2020. Does Shifting to a Flexible E-Voucher Approach Improve Input Subsidy Program Outcomes? Quasi- Experimental Evidence from Zambia's Crop Forecast Surveys, FSP Research Paper 165. -
Smallholder maize market participation and choice of marketing channel in the presence of liquidity constraints: Evidence from Zambia
Published on December 23, 2019
Aakanksha Melkani, Nicole M. Mason, David L. Mather and Brian Chisanga, 2019. Smallholder maize market participation and choice of marketing channel in the presence of liquidity constraints: Evidence from Zambia, FSP Policy Brief 108. -
Can maize price stabilization reduce malnutrition and save lives? The case of the Zambia Food Reserve Agency
Published on December 22, 2019
Daye Kwon, Robert J. Myers, and Nicole M. Mason, 2019. Can maize price stabilization reduce malnutrition and save lives? The case of the Zambia Food Reserve Agency, FSP Research Brief 107.
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