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  PRCI Southeast Asia workshop “The Export Potential of Laos Agri-Food to the EU Market”

  Published on March 3, 2022
  On Feb 16, 2022. The workshop discussed policy gaps, challenges, and priorities for export facilitation and competitiveness in the agri-food sector in Laos.

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  AAEA Fellow Melinda Smale on inclusion of women in science

  Published on February 22, 2022
  In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, MSU AFRE professor Melinda Smale was interviewed by Crop Trust about the challenges and rewards of being a woman in science.

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  Knighthood bestowed to MSU professors by Burkina Faso

  Published on February 8, 2022
  Past directors of the USAID Feed the Future Legume Innovation Lab receive high honor for their advocacy and cowpea research supporting the livelihoods of women seed producers.

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  PRCI 2022 STAAARS Plus Proposals Now Open

  Published on January 25, 2022
  PRCI's Structural Transformation of African and Asian Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAAARS+) Fellows Program announces new RFP for 2022

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  MSU’s Saweda Liverpool-Tasie Appointed by President Biden to Board for International Food and Agricultural Development

  Published on January 19, 2022
  Dr. Liverpool-Tasie will play a key role in shaping our nation’s perspectives on international food and agriculture.

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  Professor Melinda Smale Named Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)

  Published on January 14, 2022
  AFRE's Melinda Smale Receives AAEA's Highest Professional Honor

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  Comprehensive Africa Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) Officially Launches

  Published on December 22, 2021
  CACCI is a joint climate initiative with the African Union Commission to promote resilience, food security and inclusive growth

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  STAAARS Plus Mentoring the Next Generation of Agricultural Policy Researchers

  Published on December 15, 2021
  As part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) ten early career researchers in Africa have successfully completed the STAAARS+ training and mentorship program.

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  A Holistic Approach to Policy Change in Nigeria’s Agri-Food Value Chain

  Published on December 8, 2021
  To improve agricultural policy and enhance food security in Nigeria, researchers at Michigan State University have helped launch a new Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) at the University of Ibadan.

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  ReNAPRI and PRCI: Planning for Policy Impact

  Published on November 30, 2021
  With assistance from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) the Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI) has created and implemented a new strategic plan.