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.

Agricultural Research Capacity and Extension Linkages in Myanmar: Assessment and Recommendations

Published on May 9, 2019
Duncan Boughton and Su Su Win, 2019. Agricultural Research Capacity and Extension Linkages in Myanmar: Assessment and Recommendations. FSP Research Paper 131. East Lansing, Michigan State University.
Land and Rural Transformation in Southern Shan State: A Comparative Perspective

Published on May 9, 2019
Ben Belton, Land and Rural Transformation in Southern Shan State: A Comparative Perspective, Food Security Policy Project, British Embassy, Yangon. May 9, 2019.
Introducing Food Safety Labels in Complex Food Supply Chains: Evidence from a Choice Experiment in Nigeria

Published on May 8, 2019
Sanou, Liverpool-Tasie, Vincenzina, Kerr, 2019. Introducing Food Safety Labels in Complex Food Supply Chains: Evidence from a Choice Experiment in Nigeria, FSP Research Brief 93, East Lansing: Michigan State University.
The Effects of Feed Costs and Increased Energy Needs on Broiler Farm Productivity: A Dynamic Programming Approach

Published on May 7, 2019
Padilla, Liverpool-Tasie, Myers, 2019. Effects of Feed Costs and Increased Energy Needs on Broiler Farm Productivity. FSP Research Paper 130. East Lansing, Michigan State University.
Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Tomatoes

Published on May 7, 2019
Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa, 2019. Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Tomatoes, FSP Research Brief 92, East Lansing: Michigan State University.