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.

• MwAPATA Institute August 2021 Update

  Published on August 28, 2021
  Learn more about the policy research efforts of the MwAPATA Institute in 2021 through this brief update.

• Urban and Rural Areas Have Seen Similar Impacts From COVID-19 in Kenya

  Published on August 6, 2021
  Olwande J., Timothy, N., Ayieko, M., Maredia, M., & D. Tschirley, 2021 Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence. Policy Research Note 2. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

• The Future of Smallholder Farming in Malawi

  Published on August 4, 2021
  Published by MwAPATA Institute

• Consumer and retailer preferences for local ingredients in processed foods: Evidence from a stacked choice experiment in an African urban dairy market

  Published on August 2, 2021
  Vroegindewey, R., Richardson, R. B., Ortega, D. L., & Theriault, V. (2021). Consumer and retailer preferences for local ingredients in processed foods: Evidence from a stacked choice experiment in an African urban dairy market. Food Policy, 102106.

• Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project: Final Report

  Published on July 14, 2021
  This Report is the Final Technical Report of the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID-Nigeria) under Associate Cooperative Agreement Number AID-620-LA-15-00001.

• Consumption of processed food & food away from home in big cities, small towns, and rural areas of Tanzania

  Published on July 10, 2021
  Sauer, C.M., Reardon, T., Tschirley, D., Liverpool-Tasie, S., Awokuse, T., Alphonce, R., Ndyetabula, D., Waized, B. (2021) "Consumption of processed food & food away from home in big cities, small towns, and rural areas of Tanzania."

• Agricultural Transformation in Malawi: A Call to Action

  Published on July 7, 2021
  Published by the MwAPATA Institute

• Do benefits of expanded midstream activities in crop value chains accrue to smallholder farmers? Evidence from Zambia

  Published on July 1, 2021
  Nuhu, AS., Liverpool-Tasie, LSO., Awokuse, T., Kabwe, S., (2021). Do benefits of expanded midstream activities in crop value chains accrue to smallholder farmers? Evidence from Zambia. World Development, 143, 105469.