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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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. -
Perceived Tenure (In)Security in the Era of Rural Transformation Gender-Disaggregated Analysis from Mozambique
Published on February 26, 2019
Hosaena Ghebru and Fikirte Girmachew, 2019. Perceived Tenure (In)Security in the Era of Rural Transformation Gender-Disaggregated Analysis from Mozambique. FSP Research Paper 125. East Lansing, Michigan State University. -
Quality Comparison of Fraudulent and Registered Pesticides in Mali
Published on February 26, 2019
Steven Haggblade, Amadou Diarra, Wayne Jiang, Amidou Assima, Naman Keita, Abdramane Traoré and Mamadou Traoré, 2019. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 76. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
Mapping Policy Responses to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi
Published on February 26, 2019
Makhura, degbite, Mkandawire, Olivier, Nankuni, Nyondo & Hendriks, Mapping Policy Responses to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 77. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Scrutinizing The Status Quo: Rural Transformation and Land Tenure Security in Nigeria
Published on February 25, 2019
Hosaena Ghebru and Fikirte Girmachew, 2019. Scrutinizing The Status Quo: Rural Transformation and Land Tenure Security in Nigeria. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 124. East Lansing, Michigan State University.
People
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Ben Belton
Associate Professor
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Duncan Boughton
Professor
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
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Saweda Liverpool-Tasie
MSU Foundation Professor
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
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David Nyange
Associate Professor
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Robert Richardson
Professor
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David Tschirley
Professor
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Felix Kwame Yeboah
Assistant Professor
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517-353-4667