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FSG Quarterly Updates, February 2018
Published on February 8, 2018
See our latest Quarterly Updates, with access to all the publications and presentations from the last quarter. -
What Are "Food Systems?"
Published on February 6, 2018
In a video for the World Food Program, Prof. T. Reardon explains "food systems" as a collection of value chains, like a tree diagram structure.... Farmers need trucks to transport their maize.... -
David Ortega Earns Emerging Scholar Award from SAEA
Published on February 6, 2018
MSUAFRE assistant professor David Ortega has been awarded the Emerging Scholar Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA), an award honoring high-performing early-career professionals in the profession. -
The "Hidden Middle," FSG's faculty T. Reardon's Top Cited Paper
Published on January 29, 2018
Relatively ‘hidden’ from mainstream debate are the middle segments (processing, logistics, wholesale) of agrifood value chains in developing countries—and yet this ‘midstream’ forms 30–40 per cent of the value added and costs in food value chains. -
Call Deadline Extended and Now Open to All Nigerian Scholars
Published on January 25, 2018
Scholars from ALL states of Nigeria are eligible. Deadline extended to Feb. 28, 2018. -
AFRE Helps Middle School Students Study International Development
Published on January 19, 2018
AFRE and Food Security Group faculty members supplied their expertise to an eighth grade class in California. -
FSG Co-Director to Lead IFAD's Rural Development Report
Published on January 5, 2018
D. Tschirley was asked by IFAD, a UN-affiliated organization based in Rome, to serve as Lead External Author for its Rural Development Report 2019 -
Malawi’s National Agriculture Policy: How a Policy Reform Comes About
Published on December 20, 2017
FSP NAPAS: Malawi supported Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development in developing the National Agriculture Policy. -
FSP Published 8 Outcome Stories
Published on December 18, 2017
Told from the voice of beneficiaries from FSP’s activities, these stories present recent outcomes of the project in Africa (Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, West Africa and Zambia) and in Asia (Myanmar). -
Red Cherries and Farmers Who Do it Right
Published on December 11, 2017
Keeping the quality of Rwanda coffee through support of best cherry picking practices.