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Building Resilience through Better Policies

Published on June 15, 2018
How is FSP addressing resilience through policies? The multi-pronged strategy is illustrated with examples of the Lab’s outputs, in Agrilinks, June 15, 2018
NAPAS: Malawi Value Chain Studies at the World Banks’ ICABR Conference in DC

Published on June 14, 2018
NAPAS: Malawi published six value chain studies to inform Malawi's policy makers and investors: Cassava, groundnuts, macademia, pigoen pea, potato and tea.
Launch of the Malawi National Agriculture Investment Plan

Published on June 13, 2018
June 13, 2018 - MoAIWD launched the National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) which is the medium-term investment framework for the agricultural sector for the next five years.
ASPIRES Supports Tanzania’s Agricultural Sector Development Program II (ADSP II)

Published on June 12, 2018
In Tanzania, agriculture represents 23% of the GDP while employing 70% of the labor force. ASDP II aims at boosting the agricultural sector.
Gender-responsive Nutrition Policies – A Myth or a Possibility?

Published on June 11, 2018
Policymakers often incorrectly understand gender to mean addressing women’s issues. E. Mkandawire and S. Hendriks explain in an Agrilinks blog.
FSP West Africa Expertise on Herbicide Policies at the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy

Published on June 11, 2018
This panel explores the impact of the resulting rapid growth in herbicide use.
Climate Change and Food Security: Threats and Hopes for Nigeria

Published on June 4, 2018
By Laura Schmitt Olabisi and Saweda Liverpool-Tasie: "We’ve gotten used to the looks on farmers’ faces by now—shaking heads, looking to the sky as if for an explanation, frowning worriedly. The rains aren’t the same as they used to be, they tell us. ...."
FSG May 2018 Quarterly Updates issue is released

Published on June 1, 2018
Our latest publications and presentations with a few activity highlights.
FSP’s study of the long-term benefits of fertiliser subsidies program in Malawi

Published on May 23, 2018
Ricker-Gilbert and Jayne article "Estimating the Enduring Effects of Fertiliser Subsidies on Commercial Fertiliser Demand and Maize Production" in the Journal of Agricultural Economics (2017), was one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded recent papers.
MSU CANR Dean Ron Hendrick Visits Tanzania

Published on May 18, 2018
In an effort to strengthen partnerships with local collaborators, Ron Hendrick, the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), made an official visit to Tanzania from May 13th to 18th, 2018.