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

News

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  SEED SECURITY RESPONSE TO COVID - 19: now and beyond

  Published on July 3, 2020
  COVID-19 brings new challenges worldwide, including to smallholder farmers and their seed systems.

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  Exploring the benefits of sustainable commoditization in the seafood industry

  Published on June 25, 2020
  Thomas Reardon and Ben Belton, faculty members in the Michigan State University Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, outline how mass-produced seafood products can also be environmentally friendly.

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  Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Lead to a Cotton Crisis in Mali?

  Published on June 15, 2020
  This blog analyzes the potential travesties Malians may face regarding their cotton crop due to COVID-19.

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  Innovation is not an accident.

  Published on June 5, 2020
  Kurt Richter analyzes the success of the innovations of The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) to fight COVID-19.