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

News

News

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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.

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  PRCI STAAARS plus fellows third cohort share initial research presentations

  Published on July 26, 2022
  As part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI), four STAAARS+ teams gave lightening talks on their research topics

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  PRCI webinar on research to policy influence in South and Southeast Asia

  Published on July 21, 2022
  Webinar for PRCI country partners builds regional researchers’ capacity for reaching policymakers.

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  ReNAPRI seeks to recruit Senior Climate Change Advisor

  Published on July 20, 2022
  Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI) searches for Senior Climate Change Advisor to implement NDCs and NAPs for African Union

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  Samantha Power visits MwAPATA Institute while in Malawi

  Published on July 13, 2022
  USAID Administrator Samantha Power hosts food security roundtable at MSU-supported food policy research institute

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  PRCI announces the third cohort of STAAARS plus teams

  Published on June 22, 2022
  STAAARS+ cohort 3 teams from Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, and Philippines have been chosen to participate in PRCI training program

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  Upcoming ReNAPRI webinar about the effect of Ukraine war on Africa’s food systems

  Published on June 22, 2022
  ReNAPRI Webinar to discuss the effects of disasters and shocks on Africa’s food systems will feature Thom Jayne and PRCI affiliated speakers

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  PRCI train-the-trainer model builds the next generation of global researchers

  Published on June 17, 2022
  Core Center training through PRCI Innovation Lab teaches skills to young researchers

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  BIFAD Senior Researcher Award for Scientific Excellence goes to Thom Jayne

  Published on June 8, 2022
  Thom Jayne, University Foundation Professor Emeritus, is recipient of the 2021 BIFAD Senior Researcher Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab