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PRCI Announces Upcoming Webinar on Mobile Phone Survey Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Published on May 15, 2020
Please join us on May 28th at 10AM ET as we kickoff our PRCI Webinar Series with a webinar on conducting survey research in the time of lockdowns and beyond -
Awareness, Risk Perceptions and Safety Behavior: How are Men and Women in Rural and Urban Africa Responding to COVID-19?
Published on April 30, 2020
Analysis of a recent mobile phone survey that looked at perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic in 12 African countries. -
How Much Economic Pain is too Much in Combating COVID-19 in the Developing World?
Published on April 14, 2020
In the absence of immediate and enormous commitments from the global community to support incomes in the developing world, we must ask how much economic pain is too much as we combat the spread of COVID-19 in these countries. -
Good Practical Thinking About Responding to COVID-19 in Africa
Published on April 6, 2020
Reflections on the emerging response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa -
Using Mobile Phones to do Research in the Time of COVID-19 Lockdowns and Beyond
Published on April 5, 2020
The increasing penetration of affordable mobile phones in developing countries is making it possible to conduct meaningful and timely research while working from home. -
The Need for More Realism in Thinking About Options for COVID-19 Response in Developing Countries
Published on April 3, 2020
David Tschirley reflects on a recent McKinsey report on the COVID-19 challenge in Africa -
COVID-19 in the Developing World: Can the Global Community Muster the Political Will to do What is Needed?
Published on April 1, 2020
FSG Co-Director and PRCI Director David Tschirley Speaks to the Unprecedented Nature of the Crisis and the Response Needed by the Global Community -
Improving Food Security in Africa and Asia through Research, Capacity Building, and Outreach: One Project Ends, but the Legacy Continues
Published on March 30, 2020
The legacy of local capacity building begun by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy at Michigan State University will continue on with the new Innovation Lab for Food Secuirty Policy, Research, Capacity and Influence. -
PRCI Announces Upcoming Webinar on Gender and Policy Research
Published on January 31, 2020
Please join us on Feb. 6th for a webinar on "Integrating Gender in Policy Research and Outreach" -
David Tschirley Begins Second Three-Year Term as Co-Director of MSU’s Food Security Group
Published on January 3, 2020
Professor David Tschirley was recently reappointed to a 3-year term as co-director, with professor Eric Crawford, of MSU’s Food Security Group in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.