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

Improving Agricultural Policy System Performance in Mali: Stakeholder Diagnostics and Prescriptions

Published on July 31, 2019
Abdramane Traoré, Amadou Samaké, Ousmane Sanogo, Steven Haggblade and Yenizie Koné, 2019. Improving Agricultural Policy System Performance in Mali: Stakeholder Diagnostics and Prescriptions. FSP Research Paper 140. East Lansing. Michigan State University
Value Chain Analysis of Goats in Zambia: Challenges and Opportunities of Linking Smallholders to Markets

Published on July 30, 2019
Thelma Namonje-Kapembwa, Harrison Chiwawa, Nicholas Sitko, 2019. Value Chain Analysis of Goats in Zambia: Challenges and Opportunities of Linking Smallholders to Markets. FSP Research Paper 139. East Lansing: Michigan State University.
The Edible Oil Milling Sector in Myanmar's Dry Zone

Published on July 30, 2019
Ben Belton and Myat Thida Win, 2019. The Edible Oil Milling Sector in Myanmar's Dry Zone. FSP Research Paper 138. East Lansing: Michigan State University.
Migration in Southern Shan State: Characteristics and Outcome

Published on July 23, 2019
Eaindra Theint Theint Thu, Khun Moe Htun, and Ben Belton, 2019. Migration in Southern Shan State: Characteristics and Outcomes. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 136. East Lansing: Michigan State University.
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.