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

News

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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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  PRCI finalizes its selection of three “African Centers for Policy Leadership”

  Published on October 22, 2019
  PRCI has now finalized its selection of three Centers for Policy Leadership in Africa, as a key part of its capacity strengthening work over the next five years.

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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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  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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  FSP Research Featured in The Economist

  Published on September 13, 2019
  Research by AFRE graduate student Myat Thida Win and Associate Professor Ben Belton regarding agricultural mechanization in Myanmar has been featured in The Economist. This research was funded by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy.

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  David Ortega Shares Insights to New Import Taxes Underscoring China's Role As Growing U.S. Food Supplier

  Published on September 6, 2019
  David Ortega, AFRE’s Associate Professor and a collaborator on FSP’s Africa Great Lakes Coffee (AGLC) project shares insights on new import taxes underscoring China's role as growing U.S. food supplier

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  David Ortega Shares Insights with Forbes on the Economics of Coffee Farming

  Published on August 2, 2019
  David Ortega, AFRE’s Associate Professor and a collaborator on FSP’s Africa Great Lakes Coffee (AGLC) project shares insights on the coffee farming crisis based on his FSP funded research in Rwanda.

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  FSG Work Highlighted in Blog Post by Chief Economist of USAID

  Published on July 15, 2019
  Chief Economist of USAID Dr. Louise Fox has highlighted FSG work by FSG's Thom Jayne and Milu Muyanga in her most recent blog post: