News
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Anticipate, Mitigate, Monitor: A Rapid Research Response for COVID-19 Policy Guidance in Myanmar’s Agrifood System
Published on October 1, 2020
Prepared by Joseph Goeb, Mywish Maredia, and Duncan Boughton on behalf of the Myanmar Agricultural Support Activity (MAPSA) research team
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How Is COVID-19 Worsening Food Insecurity in Mali?
Published on October 1, 2020
Malian Farmers face greater difficulty accessing fertilizer during COVID-19
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MwAPATA Institute Officially Launches October 1st
Published on September 30, 2020
The MwAPATA Institute is a Centre of excellence in agricultural, natural resources and rural development policy research, providing concrete policy guidance and implementation support for agricultural transformation in Malawi
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How Is COVID-19 Worsening Food Insecurity in Mali?
Published on September 11, 2020
COVID-19 poses threats on food security in Mali.
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New Pesticide Study Could Lead to Improvements in Farmer Health
Published on August 2, 2020
AFRE's Joseph Goeb reflects on the findings of a new study he co-authored in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists entitled "Pesticides: What you don't know can hurt you."
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FSG leads AGRA’s African Agriculture Status Report (AASR) again in 2020
Published on August 1, 2020
The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Food Security Group continues to lend its expertise to the African Agriculture Status Report.
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AFRE’s Legacy of Leadership in the AAEA Continues
Published on July 13, 2020
AFRE faculty and an AFRE graduate student were recently elected to leadership positions in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
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Why Could the COVID-19 Cotton Crisis Lead to an Economic and Social Crisis in Mali
Published on July 6, 2020
This blog post assesses the current cotton crisis in Mali and its potential to wreak havoc on the country's social and economic status.
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SEED SECURITY RESPONSE TO COVID - 19: now and beyond
Published on July 3, 2020
COVID-19 brings new challenges worldwide, including to smallholder farmers and their seed systems.
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Exploring the benefits of sustainable commoditization in the seafood industry
Published on June 25, 2020
Thomas Reardon and Ben Belton, faculty members in the Michigan State University Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, outline how mass-produced seafood products can also be environmentally friendly.
