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

News

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  Joseph Rusike respected Agricultural Economist and MSU alumnus dies unexpectedly

  Published on October 3, 2022
  Prominent researcher will be missed by the many in the Food Security Group and the larger agricultural development community

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  Saweda Liverpool-Tasie named as MSU Foundation Professor

  Published on September 28, 2022
  Liverpool-Tasie given the title of MSU Foundation Professor from Michigan State University Foundation for exceptional work in African food systems

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  Three new visiting scholars at the Food Security Group

  Published on September 28, 2022
  Visiting scholars from Tanzania and Nigeria settled in East Lansing to work with Food Security Group faculty

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  Landmark Africa Agriculture Status Report development led by CANR professors

  Published on September 8, 2022
  Robert Richardson and Thom Jayne of CANR led creation of major report calling for acceleration of African food systems transformation.

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  Reardon’s new article in Science tackles the global revolution in food-delivery

  Published on September 6, 2022
  Research and policy article on the food-delivery revolution has implications for nutrition, environment and jobs around the world

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  STAAARS Plus Cohort 4 request for proposals

  Published on September 1, 2022
  Request for proposals for the Structural Transformation of African and Asian Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAAARS+) Fellows program of the USAID Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity and Influence

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  Conference Synthesis on Southeast Asia Food System Seminar

  Published on August 30, 2022
  Conference synthesis for international virtual conference on sustainable food systems in Southeast Asia under and beyond COVID-19

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  STAAARS plus fellows from Nigeria/PiLAF give presentation on COVID-19 resilience

  Published on August 24, 2022
  PRCI STAAARS+ fellows from the Innovation lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security presented finding on COVID-19 resilience

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  Jim Shaffer, AFRE Professor Emeritus, passes on at age 97

  Published on August 12, 2022
  Remembered fondly by many as a great mentor and intellect, Professor Emeritus Jim Shaffer has passed away

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  Digging into how African households can dodge the Ukraine price spike crisis

  Published on July 29, 2022
  Tschirley, Liverpool-Tasie, and Reardon author new blog at Agrilinks on the Ukraine crisis and African price spikes.