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

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News

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  Leaving a Legacy of International Capacity Development Cynthia Donovan Retires from MSU

  Published on March 5, 2020
  After 20 years at MSU, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Associate Professor Cynthia Donovan is retiring.

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  Songqing Jin Named an Associate Editor of the AJAE

  Published on January 31, 2020
  Associate Professor Jin brings his expertise in development economics to new role as Associate Editor for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

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  David Tschirley Begins Second Three-Year Term as Co-Director of MSU’s Food Security Group

  Published on January 3, 2020
  Professor David Tschirley was recently reappointed to a 3-year term as co-director, with professor Eric Crawford, of MSU’s Food Security Group in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.

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  FSP Leaves a Major Impact on Myanmar and its Young Agricultural Researchers

  Published on November 22, 2019
  AFRE researchers in the FSP program spent 5 years studying Myanmar's agricultural transformation in an effort to inform policy and promote the country's research capacity.

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  PRCI set to officially launch activities in Africa at meeting in Uganda

  Published on November 12, 2019
  On November 22nd and 23rd, PRCI will bring together over 40 researchers and development professionals across 14 African agricultural policy research institutes to officially launch its activities on the continent.

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  Research on Farm Input Subsidies has Important Implications for African Policymakers

  Published on October 3, 2019
  University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE), Thomas Jayne, recently spoke to African policymakers at the African Green Revolution Forum in Ghana.

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  New Report Uncovers the “Hidden Middle” of Africa’s Agricultural Economy

  Published on October 3, 2019
  In collaboration with AGRA, Food Security Group researchers from AFRE are reshaping the debate among Africa’s agricultural policy makers.

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  MSU earns $11 million USAID grant to help developing nations improve food security policymaking

  Published on July 1, 2019
  Michigan State University has received an $11 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development to implement a new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence.

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  Tax Reforms Benefit Farmers and Traders: A Case of Tea Production and Marketing in Tanzania

  Published on September 26, 2018
  How our ASPIRES Tanzania team research on crop cess study benefits farmers.

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  Agro-Industrialisation: Is there Hope for Malawi?

  Published on September 6, 2018
  NAPAS: Malawi Research and Policy Analyst presents at The 15th National Agriculture Fair (NAF)