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

Youth Employment Opportunities in African Agrifood Systems

Published on February 1, 2017
Allen, A., Howard, J., Kondo, M. (et al.). Youth employment opportunities in African agrifood systems. GREAT Insights Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 1. February/March 2017
Enhancing United States Efforts to Develop Sustainable Agri-food Systems in Africa

Published on February 1, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Chance Kabaghe, and Isaac Minde, Washington, D.C., February 1, 2017
The Farm Size-Productivity Relationship in Tanzania: Preliminary Findings

Published on February 1, 2017
Ayala Wineman & Thomas S. Jayne, Washington, D.C., February 1-2, 2017
Etat des lieux et facteurs-clés pour un meilleur accès des producteurs Maliens à la mecanisation

Published on February 1, 2017
Zana Jean-Luc Sanogo et Boubacar Diallo, February 1, 2017
Youth Employment in Fragile Countries: Youth Employment Opportunities in African Agrifood Systems

Published on February 1, 2017
Andrea Allen, Julie Howard, M. Kondo, Amy Jamison, Thomas Jayne, J. Snyder, David Tschirley and Kwame Felix Yeboah, February/March 2017