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
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Who Eats Yellow Maize? Preliminary Results of a Survey of Consumer Maize Preferences in Maputo, Mozambique
Published on December 3, 1995
IDWP 53. David L. Tschirley and Ana Paula Santos. December 1995. 16 pp. -
Understanding Linkages among Food Availability, Access, Consumption, and Nutrition in Africa: Empirical Findings and Issues from the Literature
Published on July 2, 1994
IDWP 46. Patrick Diskin. July 1994. 47 pp. -
Rapid Reconnaissance Guidelines for Agricultural Marketing and Food System Research in Developing Countries
Published on January 5, 1986
IDWP 30. John S. Holtzman. 1986. 75 pp. -
Faire Face à la Crise Alimentaire de l'Afrique
Published on January 4, 1983
IDWP 8. by Carl K. Eicher. 1983. 29 pp.
People
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Ben Belton
Professor
beltonbe@msu.edu
+95 925-107-2892
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Duncan Boughton
Professor
boughton@msu.edu
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Saweda Liverpool-Tasie
MSU Foundation Professor
lliverp@msu.edu
517-432-5418
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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David Nyange
Associate Professor
nyange@msu.edu
+255-754-272-573
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134
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Felix Kwame Yeboah
Assistant Professor
yeboahfe@msu.edu
517-353-4667
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