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

Farmland Concentration and Rural Labor Productivity: Evidence from Tanzania

Published on September 11, 2017
Jordan Chamberlin and T.S. Jayne, Zurich, September 11-12, 2017
Africa's Unfolding Agrifood System Transformation

Published on September 7, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Milu Muyanga, Felix Yeboah, Ayala Wineman, African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), September 7, 2017, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Africa’s Unfolding Agri-Food System Transformation

Published on September 7, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Milu Muyanga, Felix Yeboah, Ayala Wineman, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, September 7, 2017
Capacity Development to Support Africa’s Agri-Food Systems Transformation

Published on September 5, 2017
T.S. Jayne and Milu Muyanga, Opening Presentation at African Green Revolution Forum Session on “Capacity Development to Promote African Agricultural Development, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 5, 2017
Mega-trends and the Future of African Economics

Published on August 15, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Lulama Traub, Felix Yeboah, Milu Muyanga, Jordan Chamberlin, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, August 15, 2017