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

The Farm-size Relationship Revisited

Published on March 2, 2017
Milu Muyanga, Ayala Wineman, Debrah Godwin, Chewe Nkonde, T.S. Jayne. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 3, 2017
Megatrends Transforming Tanzania’s Agri-food Systems: Towards Inclusive Economic Transformation?

Published on March 1, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Milu Muyanga, Kwame Yeboah, Ayala Wineman, Lulama Traub, March 2, 2017
Farmland Concentration and Rural Labor Productivity: Evidence from Tanzania

Published on February 21, 2017
Jordan Chamberlin and T.S. Jayne, February 21, 2017
How Resilient Are Escapes Out of Poverty in Africa?

Published on February 7, 2017
Milu Muyanga, Lucy Scott, Katharina Hanifnia, Andrew Shepherd, Elsa Valli, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 7, 2017
Youth Employment Opportunities in African Agrifood Systems

Published on February 1, 2017
Allen, A., Howard, J., Kondo, M. (et al.). Youth employment opportunities in African agrifood systems. GREAT Insights Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 1. February/March 2017