Agrifood System Transformation

FSG documents the rapid changes underway in agrifood systems, from farm to fork. Key drivers of this transformation are rapid growth in per capita incomes and urbanization. These drivers result in the rapid rise in demand for food through markets (as opposed to own production), and the rising demand for processed and perishable foods (as opposed to grains and staple root crops).

The combination of these forces is creating enormous agribusiness opportunities for local entrepreneurs, which promise to make important contributions to continued growth and to employment. Thus, a special focus of work is on the challenges to promoting the ability of small- and medium-size food processing firms to compete in local and regional markets.

Publications and Presentations

Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Myanmar: Evidence Generation for Resilient and Inclusive Policy and Program Design

Published on June 21, 2019

D. Boughton and B. Belton, Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Myanmar: Evidence Generation for Resilient and Inclusive Policy and Program Design, LIFT Forum 2019, Nay Pyi Taw, June 12, 2019.

Consumer and Retailer Preferences for Local Dairy Products: Evidence from Stacked Choice Experiments in Urban Mali

Published on June 18, 2019

Ryan Vroegindewey, Robert Richardson, David Ortega, and Veronique Theriault, 2019. FSP Research Paper 134. East Lansing. Michigan State University

Food Security and Nutrition in Malawi: Policy Reform Within The Context of Supra- National Frameworks and Recent Domestic Developments

Published on May 28, 2019

Olivier, Mkandawire, Gouws, van der Schyff, Gildenhuys, 2019. Food Security & Nutrition in Malawi. FSP Research Paper 133. East Lansing. Michigan State University

Myanmar's Rural Transformation: Evidence from the Food Security Policy Project

Published on May 23, 2019

Ben Belton, Myanmar's Rural Transformation: Evidence from the Food Security Policy Project, Food Security Policy Project, Michigan State University, May 23, 2019

Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Myanmar: Implications for Development Strategy with a Spotlight on Shan State

Published on May 10, 2019

Ben Belton, Isabel Lambrecht, Duncan Boughton, Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Myanmar: Implications for Development Strategy with a Spotlight on Shan State. April 26, 2019.

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People

- Ben Belton
- Associate Professor, International Development
- +95 925-107-2892
- beltonbe@msu.edu
- Duncan Boughton
- Professor, International Development
- 517-432-6659
- boughton@msu.edu

- Thomas Jayne
- MSU Foundation Professor
- 517-432-9802
- jayne@msu.edu
- Saweda Liverpool-Tasie
- Associate Professor
- 517-432-5418
- lliverp@msu.edu

- Milu Muyanga
- Assistant Professor, International Development
- muyangam@msu.edu
- David Nyange
- Associate Professor, International Development
- +255-754-272-573
- nyange@msu.edu

- Thomas Reardon
- Professor, MSU Distinguished Faculty
- reardon@msu.edu
- Robert Richardson Ph.D.
- Professor and Associate Chair
- 517-355-9533
- rbr@msu.edu

- David L. Tschirley
- Professor, International Development; FSG Co-director
- 517-355-0134
- tschirle@msu.edu
- Felix Kwame Yeboah
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- 517-355-0337
- yeboahfe@msu.edu