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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Agricultural Machinery Supply Businesses in Myanmar’s Dry Zone: Growth and Transformation
Published on February 4, 2019
Belton, Fang, Abaidoo, 2019. Agricultural Machinery Supply Businesses in Myanmar’s Dry Zone: Growth and Transformation. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 119. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Pulse & Oilseed Traders in Central Myanmar: Value Chain Structure and Conduct
Published on December 12, 2018
Ben Belton, David Mather, 2018. Pulse & Oilseed Traders in Central Myanmar: Value Chain Structure and Conduct. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 118. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Shan Agriculture and Rural Economy Survey: Selected Highlights
Published on December 11, 2018
Belton, Win, Myintzu, Aung, Win, Naing, Lin, Soe, Kyaw, TheinThu, Thun, Fang, "Shan Agriculture and Rural Economy Survey: Selected Highlights," -
LIFT Agri-food Value Chain Development in Myanmar Project: An Overview
Published on December 11, 2018
LIFT Agri-food Value Chain Development in Myanmar Project: An Overview, LIFT Fund Board meeting, Yangon, Dec 11, 2018. -
SHARES Community Survey Key Findings
Published on December 11, 2018
Isabel Lambrecht, SHARES Community Survey Key Findings, Agri-Food Value Chain Development (AVCD), December 11, 2018.
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
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517-432-9802
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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