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

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  The Acceleration of Mechanization in the Agricultural Sector

  Published on January 5, 2017
  Factors toward Agricultural Mechanization in Burma

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  Rural Development Strategy for Mon State

  Published on January 5, 2017
  Recommendations toward a rural development strategy for Mon State based on analysis of current evidence.

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  The 2015 Survey to Evaluate the Quality of Policy Processes in Malawi

  Published on January 5, 2017
  FSP conducted a survey to provide a baseline understanding of the quality of these policy processes.

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  Aquaculture Value Chain in Myanmar

  Published on January 5, 2017
  In Myanmar, fish is the leading purveyor of animal protein and the lead provider of micronutrients, important especially for child development. Nearly as much is spent on fish (14% of food expenditure) as on rice (19% of food expenditure).

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  At Last, Evidence that African Agriculture is Powering Economic Transformation

  Published on January 4, 2017
  The evidence is now in and the verdict is that Africa´s agriculture is powering economic transformation in the region. African agriculture has shown remarkable improvement compared to its precarious state 15 years ago. However...

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  The Role of Cooperative Coffee-Washing Stations for Rwandan Coffee

  Published on January 4, 2017
  Rwandan coffee is increasingly recognized as a high quality product, sought after by specialty coffee buyers. Despite impressive growth of the sector over the past two decades, coffee productivity in Rwanda is among the lowest in East Africa.

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  Uncovering ‘the Root Cause’ of Declining Coffee Production in Rwanda - Determinants of Farmer Invest

  Published on January 3, 2017
  Coffee production in Rwanda has declined and stagnated in recent decades. This report shows how failing to bring in the producers as full partners is one of the key reasons for this decline.

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  How to Determine the Cost of Production for Fully-Washed Coffee in Rwanda?

  Published on January 3, 2017
  The study describes a methodology and quantitative estimation process that can be used to estimate the values for household labor, wage labor, equipment and purchased inputs in Rwanda and other coffee producing countries.

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  Chicken and Egg in Nigeria: A Dynamic Economic Subsector

  Published on January 3, 2017
  Our study shows that increased consumption of poultry products is occurring alongside rapid urbanization and growth in the poultry industry with active engagement by a much broader set of actors than traditionally perceived.

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  Working it out with Stakeholders – Involving them from the Very Beginning

  Published on November 10, 2016
  The Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy project continues to make efforts to strengthen the policy process by bridging the gap between “knowledge providers” and “knowledge users.”