College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Essential non-essentials” Five policy myths about African food value chains, with implications during COVID-19 and beyond

  Published on February 22, 2021
  Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Tom Reardon, Ben Belton, 2021. Essential non-essentials” Five policy myths about African food value chains, with implications during COVID-19 and beyond. FSP Policy Research Brief 125.

• Pesticide Emergency Use Authorization: An Underutilized Tool for Controlling Invasive Pests in Africa

  Published on November 3, 2020
  Luis Suguiyama, Steven Haggblade, Joseph E. Huesing, Regina Eddy, Shavonn R. Whiten, and Dan McGrath, 2020. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 124.

• Challenges in accessing coffee pesticide for female household heads in Rwanda

  Published on November 2, 2020
  Andrew Gerard, Maria Claudia Lopez, Maria Alejandra Garcia, Alfred R. Bizoza, Bridget Vuguziga. 2020 Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 123.

• Lessons for Venezuela from Chile's Agri-food Sector Reform

  Published on August 20, 2020
  Carlos Furche, Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, David Ortega, Luis Flores, David Tschirley. 2020 Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 121.

• Politique et réglementation semencières au Mali : L’accès des petits producteurs aux semences améliorées

  Published on August 15, 2020
  Melinda Smale, Yenizié Koné, et Bocary Timbo, 2020. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 120-F

• Différenciation dans la réception des engrais subventionnés au Mali : données recueillies auprès des villages, des ménages et des gestionnaires de parcelles

  Published on June 24, 2020
  M. Smale, A. Assima, V. Thériault, N. Keita, A. Kergna, Y. Kone, 2020. Différenciation dans la réception des engrais subventionnés au Mali, FSP Policy Research Brief 118-F.

• Poor Dietary Quality is Nigeria’s Key Nutrition Problem

  Published on April 22, 2020
  Olivier Ecker, Andrew Comstock, Raphael Babatunde, and Kwaw Andam, 2020. Poor Dietary Quality is Nigeria’s Key Nutrition Problem , FSP Policy Research Brief 119.

• Differentiation in Receipts of Subsidized Fertilizer: Evidence from Villages, Households and Plot Managers in Mali

  Published on April 21, 2020
  M. Smale, A. Assima, V. Thériault, N. Keita, A. Kergna, Y. Kone, 2020. Differentiation in Receipts of Subsidized Fertilizer: Evidence from Villages, Households and Plot Managers in Mali , FSP Policy Research Brief 118.

• Nutritional Implications of Dietary Patterns in Mali

  Published on April 17, 2020
  Melinda Smale, Veronique Theriault, Amidou Assima, Yenizie Kone, 2020. Nutritional Implications of Dietary Patterns in Mali, FSP Policy Research Brief 117, East Lansing: Michigan State University.

• Implications nutritionnelles du régime alimentaire au Mali

  Published on April 17, 2020
  Melinda Smale, Véronique Thériault, Amidou Assima, et Yénizié Kone, 2020. Implications nutritionnelles du régime alimentaire au Mali, FSP Policy Research Brief 117- FR, East Lansing: Michigan State University.

• Rwanda coffee stakeholder priorities and opportunities to improve farmer investment

  Published on March 10, 2020
  Andrew Gerard and Jared Pauli, 2020. Rwanda coffee stakeholder priorities and opportunities to improve farmer investment?, FSP Research Brief 115, East Lansing: Michigan State University.

• Entrepreneurial Skills and Job Preference among Agriculture Undergraduates: Evidence from Niger State, Nigeria

  Published on January 12, 2020
  Ayodeji Alexander Ajibola Coker and Balaraba Sule, 2019. Entrepreneurial Skills and Job Preference among Agriculture Undergraduates: Evidence from Niger State, Nigeria, FSP Policy Brief 114.

• The Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes in Senegal: Results from the 2017-18 Stakeholder Survey

  Published on January 10, 2020
  Mywish K. Maredia, Kimsey Savadogo, and Mbene Faye, 2020. The Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes in Senegal: Results from the 2017-18 Stakeholder Survey, FSP Policy Brief 113.

• Land and Opportunity Access: Migration Drivers for Youth and Young Adults in Rural Zambia

  Published on January 7, 2020
  Megan Bellinger, Milu Muyanga, David Mather, Henry Machina, and Nicole M. Mason, 2019. Land and Opportunity Access: Migration Drivers for Youth and Young Adults in Rural Zambia. FSP Policy Brief 112.

• Climate-Smart Agriculture, Cropland Expansion, and Deforestation in Zambia: Linkages, Processes, and Drivers

  Published on January 6, 2020
  Hambulo Ngoma, Johanne Pelletier, Brian P Mulenga, and Mitelo Subakanya, 2019. Climate-Smart Agriculture, Cropland Expansion, and Deforestation in Zambia: Linkages, Processes, and Drivers, FSP Policy Brief 111.

• Changes in Stakeholder Perceptions of the Quality of Institutional Architecture and Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes in Zambia

  Published on January 5, 2020
  H. Ngoma, M. Maredia, N. M. Mason, M. Muyanga and A. Chapoto, 2020. Changes in Stakeholder Perceptions of the Quality of Institutional Architecture and Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes in Zambia, FSP Research Brief 110.

• Did the e-voucher approach to Zambia’s Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) outperform the traditional FISP? Evidence from the Crop Forecast

  Published on January 3, 2020
  N. M. Mason, A. Kuteya, H. Ngoma, Dagbegnon A. Tossou, and K. R. Baylis, 2020. Did the e-voucher approach to Zambia’s Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) outperform the traditional FISP? Evidence from the Crop Forecast, FSP Policy Brief 109.

• Smallholder maize market participation and choice of marketing channel in the presence of liquidity constraints: Evidence from Zambia

  Published on December 23, 2019
  Aakanksha Melkani, Nicole M. Mason, David L. Mather and Brian Chisanga, 2019. Smallholder maize market participation and choice of marketing channel in the presence of liquidity constraints: Evidence from Zambia, FSP Policy Brief 108.

• Can maize price stabilization reduce malnutrition and save lives? The case of the Zambia Food Reserve Agency

  Published on December 22, 2019
  Daye Kwon, Robert J. Myers, and Nicole M. Mason, 2019. Can maize price stabilization reduce malnutrition and save lives? The case of the Zambia Food Reserve Agency, FSP Research Brief 107.

• Area Mismeasurement Impact on Farmers’ Input Choices and Productivity

  Published on December 21, 2019
  William J. Burke, Stephen N. Morgan, Thelma Namonje, Milu Muyanga and Nicole M. Mason, 2019. Area Mismeasurement Impact on Farmers’ Input Choices and Productivity, FSP Research Brief 106.