Nutrition
Poverty, malnutrition and resulting poor health are highly connected. FSG research shows that agriculture policy can play a role in reducing the burden of malnutrition and ill-health.
FSG focuses on documenting and evaluating different agricultural interventions that have the potential to improve maternal and child nutrition. It recommends policies that can improve diet quality among the poorest and most vulnerable members of society, including infants, young children, and women. These include interventions focused on agricultural production and diversification (such as homestead food garden programs, bio-fortification, fortification of processed foods), as well as policies focused on strengthening the linkages between the agriculture, nutrition, and health sectors of government.
Publications and Presentations
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Africa’s Unfolding Diet Transformation: Implications for Agrifood System Employment
Published on January 1, 2015
D. L. Tschirley, J. Snyder, M. Dolislager, T. Reardon, S. Haggblade, J. Goeb, L. Traub, and F. Ejobi. 2015. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2015, Vol. 5 Iss: 2, pp. 102–136. -
AUDIO: MSU Researcher Examines Health Impact of Changing African Diets
Published on December 1, 2014
David Tschirley, Current State, December 1, 2014 -
The Rise of an African Consumer Class: Patterns, Opportunities, and Challenges
Published on June 17, 2014
David Tschirley, Michael Dolislager, Lulama Traub, Ferdi Meyer, & Francis Ejobi, IFAMA 2014 Conference Special Session on “The Rise of the African Consumer Class," Cape Town, South Africa, June 17, 2014 -
VIDEO: Sharper Focus/Wider Lens: Food and the City
Published on April 30, 2014
David Tschirley, Sharper Focus/Wider Lens, April 30, 2014 -
Characteristics Associated with Prime-Age Mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa: Evidence from Zambia and Kenya
Published on September 1, 2009
IDWP 99. Antony Chapoto, T.S Jayne, L. Kirimi, and S. Kadiyala. Michigan State University. September 2009
People
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Ben Belton
Associate Professor
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
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517-353-6602
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Melinda Smale
Professor Emiritus
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703-231-8492
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Véronique Thériault
Associate Professor
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David Tschirley
Professor
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