FSP Policy Research Briefs
The mission of FSP is to inform the (policy) process and help improve local capacity for policy analysis and advocacy. To this end, FSP has developed its own series of short policy briefs that address various stakeholders and potential policy makers. They outline key scientific findings to guide an informed decision making and policy process. The Policy Research Briefs are listed in descending chronological order, and are also linked from the relevant country, component and thematic pages.
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Demographic Factors and Nigeria’s Dairy Production for the Year 2015
Published on May 5, 2019
Onyinye Prince Choko, 2019. Demographic Factors and Nigeria’s Dairy Production for the Year 2015, FSP Research Brief 90, East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Curbing Post Harvest Losses: The Plight of Onion Farmers in Nigeria
Published on May 4, 2019
Balaraba Abubakar Sule, 2019. Curbing Post Harvest Losses: The Plight of Onion Farmers in Nigeria, FSP Research Brief 89, East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Impact des tracasseries routières sur les populations vulnérables au Mali
Published on May 1, 2019
Steven Haggblade, Yenizie Koné, Abdramane Traoré et Pierre Traoré, 2019.Impact des tracasseries routières sur les populations vulnérables au Mali, FSP Research Brief 87, East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Agriculture, Land Access and Economic Growth in Africa: An Instrumental Variable Approach
Published on April 30, 2019
Chukwudi Charles Olumba, 2019. Agriculture, Land Access and Economic Growth in Africa: An Instrumental Variable Approach, FSP Policy Research Brief 86. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
The Nexus between Malnutrition and Agricultural Subsector Outputs in Nigeria
Published on April 25, 2019
Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa, 2019. The Nexus between Malnutrition and Agricultural Subsector Outputs in Nigeria, FSP Research Brief 85, East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Farmers' Perception of Causes of Soil Degradation in Northern Taraba, Taraba State of Nigeria
Published on April 12, 2019
Philip Hegarty James, 2019. Farmers' Perception of Causes of Soil Degradation in Northern Taraba, Taraba State of Nigeria, FSP Policy Research Brief 84. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Constats empiriques sur le programme pilote de subvention e-voucher au Mali
Published on April 3, 2019
Koné, Kergna, Traoré, Keita, Haggblade, Thériault et Smale, 2019. Constats empiriques sur le programme pilote de subvention e-voucher au Mali, FSP Policy Research Brief 83. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Nutrition and growing your own food: Dietary Diversity Evidence from North Central Nigeria
Published on March 28, 2019
Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa, Michael Olabisi, 2019. Nutrition and growing your own food: Dietary Diversity Evidence from North Central Nigeria, FSP Policy Research Brief 82. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Community-Scale Climate Adaptation: Evidence from Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Published on March 27, 2019
Choko, Schmitt Olabisi, Onyeneke, Nwawulu Chiemela, Liverpool-Tasie and Rivers III, 2019. Community-Scale Climate Adaptation: Evidence from Ebonyi State, Nigeria. FSP Policy Research Brief 81. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
An Analysis of the Mango Value Chain in Malawi
Published on March 13, 2019
Zephania Bondera Nyirenda, Flora Janet Nankhuni, and Michael Andrew Bret, 2019. An Analysis of the Mango Value Chain in Malawi. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 80. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
A Review of the Alignment of the Republic of Uganda's Draft Agriculture Sector Strategic Plan with the Malabo Commitments with Regard to Food Security and Nutrition
Published on March 12, 2019
Nic J.J. Olivier, Sheryl L. Hendriks, and Elizabeth Mkandawire, 2019. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 79. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Are Financing Policies Sensitive to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi?
Published on February 27, 2019
Makhura, Adegbite , Mkandawire, Olivier, Nankhuni, Nyondo & Hendriks, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 78. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Quality Comparison of Fraudulent and Registered Pesticides in Mali
Published on February 26, 2019
Steven Haggblade, Amadou Diarra, Wayne Jiang, Amidou Assima, Naman Keita, Abdramane Traoré and Mamadou Traoré, 2019. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 76. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
Mapping Policy Responses to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi
Published on February 26, 2019
Makhura, degbite, Mkandawire, Olivier, Nankuni, Nyondo & Hendriks, Mapping Policy Responses to Food Systems Transformation in Malawi. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 77. East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
The Role of the Locations of Public Sector Varietal Development Activities on Agricultural Productivity
Published on February 22, 2019
Hiroyuki Takeshima and Abdullahi Mohammed Nasir, 2019. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 75. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
Assessing the Factors influencing Access to land for Urban Agriculture in Southeast Nigeria
Published on February 16, 2019
Chukwudi Charles Olumba, Jonathan Okechukwu Alimba and Oyinkan Tasie, 2019. Assessing the Factors influencing Access to land for Urban Agriculture in Southeast Nigeria , FSP Policy Research Brief 116. -
Use of Modern Inputs and Complementary Farm Practices in the Nigeria Rice Value Chain: Implications for Policy
Published on November 3, 2018
Osayanmon Wellington Osawe, 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 74. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
The Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes at National Level in Malawi Results from the 2017/18 Malawi Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes Endline Survey
Published on November 2, 2018
Todd Benson, Zephania Nyirenda, Flora Nankhuni, and Mywish Maredia, 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 73. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
Opportunities to Enhance the Competitiveness of Malawi’s Tea Industry - Policy Brief
Published on October 25, 2018
Justin du Toit, Flora J. Nankhuni and Joseph S. Kanyamuka, 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 72. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
An Evaluation of the Level of Integration and Alignment of the Malabo Commitments, Africa’s Agenda 2063 and the SDGs in 10 National Agricultural and Food Security Investment Plans
Published on October 15, 2018
S. Hendriks, Mabuza, K. Hendriks, Olivier, Makhura, Mkandawire, Mkhwanazi, Mkusa and Vilakazi, October 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 71.