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Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition Policy Coherence
Published on June 26, 2018
Food security involves many sectors and partners requiring to make sure that policy is coherent across sectors. How then do governments ensure policy congruence? -
FSP and IAPRI Technical Training on Applied Econometrics and Stata
Published on June 26, 2018
FSP in Zambia brings technical support to IAPRI, a think tank on agricultural policy analysis. -
Spinning the Kaleidoscope Model
Published on June 22, 2018
The complexity of the policy process can be analyzed with the Kaleidoscope Model that helps identify 16 variables at play during the design and implementation of a policy. -
Are Medium-scale Farmers Driving Agricultural Transformation in Africa?
Published on June 21, 2018
The rapid change from small-scale farms and medium-scale one has many implications for the agricultural production of developing countries. -
Strengthening National Policy Systems: Bridging the Disconnect between the Evidence and Action
Published on June 18, 2018
Agrilinks "Ask the Experts" on policy process, with FSP's Suresh Babu and Duncan Boughton. Ask your own question, live, June 25, 9:30-10:00 EDT -
Building Resilience through Better Policies
Published on June 15, 2018
How is FSP addressing resilience through policies? The multi-pronged strategy is illustrated with examples of the Lab’s outputs, in Agrilinks, June 15, 2018 -
Guidance and Capacity Critical to National Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plan (NAIP) ...
Published on June 15, 2018
Sheryl Hendriks, Agrilinks, June 15, 2018. Dramatic change has been happening in Africa for at least the past decade. -
NAPAS: Malawi Value Chain Studies at the World Banks’ ICABR Conference in DC
Published on June 14, 2018
NAPAS: Malawi published six value chain studies to inform Malawi's policy makers and investors: Cassava, groundnuts, macademia, pigoen pea, potato and tea. -
Launch of the Malawi National Agriculture Investment Plan
Published on June 13, 2018
June 13, 2018 - MoAIWD launched the National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) which is the medium-term investment framework for the agricultural sector for the next five years. -
ASPIRES Supports Tanzania’s Agricultural Sector Development Program II (ADSP II)
Published on June 12, 2018
In Tanzania, agriculture represents 23% of the GDP while employing 70% of the labor force. ASDP II aims at boosting the agricultural sector. -
FSP West Africa Expertise on Herbicide Policies at the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy
Published on June 11, 2018
This panel explores the impact of the resulting rapid growth in herbicide use. -
Gender-responsive Nutrition Policies – A Myth or a Possibility?
Published on June 11, 2018
Policymakers often incorrectly understand gender to mean addressing women’s issues. E. Mkandawire and S. Hendriks explain in an Agrilinks blog. -
Climate Change and Food Security: Threats and Hopes for Nigeria
Published on June 4, 2018
By Laura Schmitt Olabisi and Saweda Liverpool-Tasie: "We’ve gotten used to the looks on farmers’ faces by now—shaking heads, looking to the sky as if for an explanation, frowning worriedly. The rains aren’t the same as they used to be, they tell us. ...." -
FSG May 2018 Quarterly Updates issue is released
Published on June 1, 2018
Our latest publications and presentations with a few activity highlights. -
FSP’s study of the long-term benefits of fertiliser subsidies program in Malawi
Published on May 23, 2018
Ricker-Gilbert and Jayne article "Estimating the Enduring Effects of Fertiliser Subsidies on Commercial Fertiliser Demand and Maize Production" in the Journal of Agricultural Economics (2017), was one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded recent papers. -
MSU CANR Dean Ron Hendrick Visits Tanzania
Published on May 18, 2018
In an effort to strengthen partnerships with local collaborators, Ron Hendrick, the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), made an official visit to Tanzania from May 13th to 18th, 2018. -
“One Team” Approach to Accelerating Technology Adoption in Myanmar
Published on May 16, 2018
Combining farmer, research and extension expertise toward a sustainable and profitable agricultural sector in Myanmar -
Nigerian Visiting Scholar’s Program Hosts Three Faculty on MSU Campus
Published on May 10, 2018
The chief objectives of the professors’ visit was to monitor the progress of their students and to interact with MSU faculty in areas of mutual interest. -
Policy Project Supports Development and Collaboration for Nigerian Faculty
Published on May 8, 2018
AFRE is building further connections with Africa by hosting several Nigerian scholars and students under the USAID funded Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project Policy project led by Dr. Saweda Liverpool-Tasie. -
FSG Faculty Meets with Akin Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, 2017 World Food Prize Laureate
Published on May 3, 2018
“Agriculture is cool, agriculture is sexy.” —Dr. Adesina
