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

News

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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. ...."

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  FSG May 2018 Quarterly Updates issue is released

  Published on June 1, 2018
  Our latest publications and presentations with a few activity highlights.

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  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.

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  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.

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  “One Team” Approach to Accelerating Technology Adoption in Myanmar

  Published on May 16, 2018
  Combining farmer, research and extension expertise toward a sustainable and profitable agricultural sector in Myanmar

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  Nigerian Visiting Scholar’s Program Hosts Three Faculty on MSU Campus

  Published on May 10, 2018
  The chief objectives of the professors’ visit was to monitor the progress of their students and to interact with MSU faculty in areas of mutual interest.