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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. -
Training of Ministries of Agriculture staff from 34 of Nigeria’s 36 States and FCT
Published on March 8, 2017
The Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project organized a training on data analysis and presentation in Abuja, March 7–8, 2017. -
The Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project’s Climate Change Workshop
Published on June 1, 2016
The Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project’s Climate Change Workshop proved to be exemplary of a useful new way for stakeholders to interact. -
Malawi National Agriculture Policy
Published on January 7, 2017
The National Agriculture Policy (NAP) defines the vision for development of the agricultural sector in Malawi over the next five years. -
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 -
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. -
Uncovering ‘the Root Cause’ of Declining Coffee Production in Rwanda - Determinants of Farmer Invest
Published on January 3, 2017
Coffee production in Rwanda has declined and stagnated in recent decades. This report shows how failing to bring in the producers as full partners is one of the key reasons for this decline. -
MSU and its Partners' Achievements in Mali
Published on November 15, 2018
A brochure, in English and in French, tells the story: Institution building, policy reforms, scientist and student trainings. Réalisations de MSU et de ses partenaires au Mali. -
The Transformation of Rural Africa
Published on September 25, 2018
Edited by T. S. Jayne, Jordan Chamberlin, and Rui Benfica, this collection provides a micro economic foundation for understanding the particular growth processes at work within the region’s rural areas. -
Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Sustainability Summit, March 16–17, Lusaka, Zambia
Published on April 1, 2017
The Summit focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation in relation to agriculture and food security. -
Webinar: The Rise of Medium-scale Farms in Africa
Published on May 23, 2017
Watch T. Jayne's CGIAR webinar highlighting the causes and consequences of changing farm size distributions in sub-Saharan Africa. -
Use of the ReNAPRI Partial Equilibrium Modelling for Policy Analysis and Crop Outlook Modelling
Published on September 25, 2017
Ferdi Meyer. The ReNAPRI Partial-equilibrium initiative Training workshop – Malawi, September 25, 2017 -
Policy Roundtables in Rwanda Foster Dialogue Among Coffee Sector Stakeholders
Published on September 29, 2017
Over the last 18 months, AGLC has offered a series of 10 policy roundtables to improve the capacity of the Rwandan government to implement evidence-based policies supporting the coffee sector. -
Ministry of Agriculture Directors endorse two drafts: The National Fertilizer Policy and the Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Strategy
Published on July 17, 2018
FSP NAPAS: Malawi has been responsible for the drafting of the National Fertilizer Policy since 2015, as well as for providing technical and financial support to the Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Strategy. -
5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference in Tanzania
Published on February 12, 2019
The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) has kicked off in Dodoma, Tanzania, bringing leaders in the area to discuss progress and challenges. -
The Rise of Medium-size Farms: Evidence from Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia
Published on January 5, 2017
The rapid rise of medium-scale holdings in most cases reflects increased interest in land by urban-based professionals or influential rural people associated with rapidly rising urban population growth and demand for food in Africa. -
Medium-Scale Farms are on the Rise in Africa. Why This is Good News
Published on December 16, 2018
Medium-scale farmers are a growing population in Africa, and Thom Jayne and Milu Muyanga explain why that's good news in this article for the Conversation. -
FSP and MSU AFRE are recognized at AAEA Annual Meeting
Published on August 1, 2017
The AAEA is the world's leading professional association for Agricultural and Applied Economics, and several FSP faculty from MSU AFRE department were well recognized at its 2017 Annual Meeting. -
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. -
Myanmar's Rural Revolution: Mechanization & Structural Transformation
Published on November 1, 2018
What's the disconnect between evidence of a dynamic and rapidly transforming economy, and the widely reported low levels of agricultural mechanization? by Myat Thida Win, Ben Belton, and Xiaobo Zhang.
