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

Policy Brief on Synthesis Report III. Rural and Agrifood Systems in Transforming Economies in Africa and Asia

Published on October 22, 2019
FSP Policy Brief on Synthesis Report III
Synthesis Report II: The Changing Face of African Farmland in an Era of Rural Transformation

Published on September 26, 2019
T. S. Jayne, Milu Muyanga, Ayala Wineman, Hosaena Ghebru, Caleb Stevens, Mercedes Stickler, Antony Chapoto, Felix K. Yeboah, Ward Anseeuw, David Nyange, and Divan Van der Westhuisen. 2019. Synthesis Report II
Agricultural Productivity and Rural Household Incomes: Micro-Level Evidence From Zambia

Published on September 26, 2019
Jason Snyder, Thomas Jayne, Nicole Mason, Paul Samboko, 2019. Agricultural Productivity and Rural Household Incomes: Micro-Level Evidence From Zambia. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for FSP Research Paper 151. East Lansing: Michigan State University.
Mechanization in Nigeria: What needs to be done to stimulate demand and support market growth?

Published on September 18, 2019
Hiroyuki Takeshima and Adam Kennedy, 2019. Mechanization in Nigeria: What needs to be done to stimulate demand and support market growth?, FSP Research Brief 98, East Lansing: Michigan State University.
Transforming Agriculture to Improve Food and Nutrition Security in Nigeria

Published on September 18, 2019
Olivier Ecker and Adam Kennedy, 2019. Transforming Agriculture to Improve Food and Nutrition Security in Nigeria, FSP Research Brief 99, East Lansing: Michigan State University.