Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Food Security Group

News

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  2021 Africa Agricultural Status Report (AASR) is Now Available

  Published on September 17, 2021
  The MSU Food Security Group and its Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence partners ReNAPRI have played a pivotal role in the production in the 2021 AASR.

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  Remembering Mike Weber (1944-2021)

  Published on September 15, 2021
  Professor Emeritus Mike Weber left a lasting impact on the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and on the lives of people around the world.

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  ReNAPRI Help Launch 2021 Agricultural Status Report in Kenya

  Published on September 9, 2021
  ReNAPRI continues to play an increasingly important role in shaping agricultural policy research throughout Africa

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  MSU Researchers Launch New App to Help African Farmers and Purchasers

  Published on August 28, 2021
  Researchers in the Departments of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and Community Sustainability have developed a new mobile phone app with the potential to help millions in West Africa.

Recent Research Papers, Policy Briefs, & Reports

• Economic impacts of COVID-19 in urban and rural Africa: Surprising results from five countries

  Published on June 2, 2021
  Based on the findings of a nationally representative phone survey we assess the food security impact of COVID-19 on five African countries (Kenya, Mali Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia)

• Food Security Policy Project: Myanmar Final Technical Report

  Published on May 27, 2021
  FSP's Final Technical Report for the Myanmar Project

• COVID-19- Changes in Employment, Income, and Food Security in Mali

  Published on April 15, 2021
  This paper examines the changes in household employment, income, and food security in response to Mali as the government imposed and later relaxed restrictive measures aimed at containing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

• Analysis to Guide USAID Mozambique Programmatic Investments in Agriculture and Food Nutrition Security

  Published on March 31, 2021
  This report was produced by Michigan State University for USAID/Mozambique as an input into the mission’s decision making regarding agricultural programming in Nampula and Zambézia provinces.