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
People
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- Ben Belton
- Associate Professor, International Development
- +95 925-107-2892
- beltonbe@msu.edu
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- Duncan Boughton
- Professor, International Development
- 517-432-6659
- boughton@msu.edu
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- Thomas Jayne
- MSU Foundation Professor
- 517-432-9802
- jayne@msu.edu
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- Saweda Liverpool-Tasie
- Associate Professor
- 517-432-5418
- lliverp@msu.edu
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- Milu Muyanga
- Assistant Professor, International Development
- muyangam@msu.edu
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- David Nyange
- Associate Professor, International Development
- +255-754-272-573
- nyange@msu.edu
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- Thomas Reardon
- Professor, MSU Distinguished Faculty
- reardon@msu.edu
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- Robert Richardson, Ph.D.
- Professor and Associate Chair
- 517-355-9533
- rbr@msu.edu
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- David L. Tschirley
- Professor, International Development; FSG Co-director
- 517-355-0134
- tschirle@msu.edu
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- Felix Kwame Yeboah
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- 517-355-0337
- yeboahfe@msu.edu
