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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Rapport De Synthese Des Ateliers De Restitution Des Resultats De L’evaluation Du Processus D’elaboration Des Politiques Agricoles Et De Securite Alimentaire Par Les Intervenants Au Mali
Published on March 12, 2019
Amadou Samaké, Ousmane Sanogo et Abdramane Traoré, 2019. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 128 - FR, East Lansing, Michigan State University. -
A Review of the Alignment of the Republic of Uganda's Draft Agriculture Sector Strategic Plan with the Malabo Commitments with Regard to Food Security and Nutrition
Published on March 12, 2019
Nic J.J. Olivier, Sheryl L. Hendriks, and Elizabeth Mkandawire, 2019. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 79. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Policy Brief on Synthesis Report I: Advancing Research, Policy, and Capacity for Food System Transformation: Synthesis of Achievements from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy
Published on March 3, 2019
FSP Policy Brief on Synthesis Report I -
The Roles of Agroclimatic Similarity and Returns on Scale in the Demand for Mechanization: Insights from Northern Nigeria
Published on February 28, 2019
Hiroyuki Takeshima, 2019. The Roles of Agroclimatic Similarity and Returns on Scale in the Demand for Mechanization: Insights from Northern Nigeria. FSP Research Paper 127. East Lansing, Michigan State University. -
Are Financing Policies Sensitive to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi?
Published on February 27, 2019
Makhura, Adegbite , Mkandawire, Olivier, Nankhuni, Nyondo & Hendriks, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 78. East Lansing: Michigan State University.
People
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Ben Belton
Associate Professor
beltonbe@msu.edu
+95 925-107-2892
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Duncan Boughton
Professor
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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
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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