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

News

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  Journalists Brainstorm with Researchers on how to Promote Evidence Based Reporting Backed by Data…

  Published on March 7, 2017
  The Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project convened a brainstorming session in Abuja for media representatives, March 8, 2017.

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  Training of Ministries of Agriculture staff from 34 of Nigeria’s 36 States and FCT

  Published on March 7, 2017
  The Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project organized a training on data analysis and presentation in Abuja, March 7–8, 2017.

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  3rd Annual Agricultural Policy Conference, March 1–3, Dar es Salaam

  Published on March 4, 2017
  The Role of Agri-food Systems in Promoting Industrialization in Tanzania Enhancing Linkage of Upstream and Downstream Value Chain Activities in the Context of Agriculture Transformation

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  Value Chain Concepts and Application Training at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

  Published on February 20, 2017
  Faculty and young researchers are trained on the application of value chain concepts and analysis to Nigerian agriculture at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Feb 20–21, 2017

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  VIDEO: The Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project Visiting Scholars’ Program

  Published on February 17, 2017
  An introduction to the Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project Scholars' Program, featuring its 2016-2017 students studying at MSU.

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  Why the US Has a Lot to Gain from Investing in Africa’s Agri-food Systems

  Published on February 1, 2017
  The US’s incoming administration has an historic opportunity to extend America’s global leadership by promoting the economic transformations underway in Africa.

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  “Urbanization, Food Systems and the Diet Transformation in Developing Countries”

  Published on January 31, 2017
  David Tschirley was the Keynote Speaker at "Hungry Cities: The Global Revolution in Food Systems" conference, January 23, 2017, La Jolla, CA

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  Uneven Implementation of Regional Pesticide Policies in West Africa Region

  Published on January 24, 2017
  First assessment results lead to safety and environmental concerns

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  Key Factors to Design and Reform Subsidy Schemes in Tanzania

  Published on January 9, 2017
  Key factors that led to the design and reform of various fertilizer subsidy programs over time.

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  The Political Economy of Fertilizer Subsidy Programs in Africa

  Published on January 9, 2017
  In Zambia, fertilizer subsidy program had no statistically significant effect on the share or number of votes won by incumbent presidents.