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

• Feb 8

  PRCI STAAARS Plus Cohort 2 presentation webinar

  February 8, 2023 8:00AM – 10:00AM

  PRCI Presentation webinar for the second cohort of the Structural Transformation of African and Asian Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAAARS plus) fellows program.

• Mar 8

  STAAARS+ Cohort 4 Introductory Webinar

  March 8, 2023 8:00AM – 9:30AM

  Introductory webinar for the final cohort of PRCI STAAARS+ Fellows. Each team will present their research proposals in short, 15-minute presentations with time for questions and feedback.

• Degrees of formalization of agricultural entrepreneurs: going beyond registration

  Published on October 4, 2021
  Thoto, F., Jayne, T., Yeboah, F., Honfoga, B., & Adegbidi, A. (2021). Degrees of formalization of agricultural entrepreneurs: going beyond registration. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 1–22.

• A revisit of farm size and productivity: Empirical evidence from a wide range of farm sizes in Nigeria

  Published on October 1, 2021
  Omotilewa, JO., Jayne, TS., Muyanga, M., Aromolaran, AB., Liverpool-Tasie LSO., Awokuse, T. (2021) "A revisit of farm size and productivity: Empirical evidence from a wide range of farm sizes in Nigeria.

• Les impacts économiques du COVID-19 en Afrique urbaine et rurale: Des résultats inattendus dans cinq pays

  Published on September 24, 2021
  Les résultats sont présentés suivant deux aspects : 1) les impacts sur le revenu et la pauvreté et 2) les impacts sur la consommation alimentaire et la sécurité alimentaire.

• Interventions for improving the productivity and environmental performance of global aquaculture for future food security

  Published on September 17, 2021
  Henriksson, PJG., Troell, M., Banks, LK., Belton, B., et al. (2021). Interventions for improving the productivity and environmental performance of global aquaculture for future food security. One Earth, 4(9), 1220-1232.

• An Early Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 in Malawi

  Published on September 16, 2021
  Published by MwAPATA Institute

• Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

  Published on September 15, 2021
  Short, R.E., Gelcich, S., Little, D.C., Belton, B., et al. (2021). Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems. Nat Food 2, 733–741.

• Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales

  Published on September 15, 2021
  Naylor, R.L., Kishore, A., Sumaila, U.R., Belton, B. et al. (2021) "Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales" Nature Communications, 12, 5413.

• Early Impacts of COVID 19 on Household Incomes and Food Consumption - the Zambian Case

  Published on September 3, 2021
  Projections of the COVID-19 impact in early 2020 were that developing countries in the global south with historic system inefficiencies would be the worst hit.