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

News

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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.

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  Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Lead to a Cotton Crisis in Mali?

  Published on June 15, 2020
  This blog analyzes the potential travesties Malians may face regarding their cotton crop due to COVID-19.

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  Innovation is not an accident.

  Published on June 5, 2020
  Kurt Richter analyzes the success of the innovations of The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) to fight COVID-19.