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

News

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  Tom Reardon Named University Distinguished Professor

  Published on July 27, 2021
  Since joining the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics in 1992, Professor Tom Reardon has garnered global recognition for his scholarship, teaching, and service to the profession.

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  Dr. John Bonnell Selected to Lead PRCI Capacity Development Team

  Published on July 21, 2021
  Dr. Bonnell will replace outgoing PRCI institutional capacity development lead Dr. John Medendorp.

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  PRCI 2021 STAAARS Plus Proposals Now Open

  Published on June 30, 2021
  PRCI's Structural Transformation of African and Asian Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAAARS+) Fellows Program announces new RFP

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  MSU Research Team Leaves Lasting Impact on Malian Food Security Outlook

  Published on June 25, 2021
  The Mali Food Security Policy Research Program has come to an end but leaves behind a lasting legacy of agricultural policy research and capacity development.

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.