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• Michigan State University agricultural economists discuss possible effects of wet spring and delayed planting on food prices

  Published on August 27, 2019
  David Ortega and Jim Hilker, faculty in MSU’s Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, say impacts of delayed planting on food costs likely won’t be known until after the fall harvest.

• “Understanding delayed planting decisions in Michigan”

  Published on June 6, 2019
  Melissa McKendree, Assistant Professor in AFRE writes an article exploring various options available to producers facing challenges of delaying planting field crops due to poor planting conditions.

• Four MSU affiliates elected to Board of U.S. Society for Ecological Economics

  Published on August 5, 2019
  MSU faculty and students are hoping to make big contributions to the field of ecological economics.

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  CANR names 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award winners

  Published on April 22, 2019
  AFRE Associate Professor Brent Ross receives the 2019 CANR Excellence in Teaching Established Teacher Award. Community Sustainability Assistant Professor Aaron McKim receives the 2019 CANR Excellence in Teaching New Teacher Award.

• New Report Uncovers the “Hidden Middle” of Africa’s Agricultural Economy

  Published on October 3, 2019
  In collaboration with AGRA, Food Security Group researchers from AFRE are reshaping the debate among Africa’s agricultural policy makers.

• Feed the Future’s Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Leaves a Major Impact on Myanmar and its Young Agricultural Researchers

  Published on November 22, 2019
  AFRE researchers in the FSP program spent 5 years studying Myanmar's agricultural transformation in an effort to inform policy and promote the country's research capacity.

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  MSU earns $11 million USAID grant to help developing nations improve food security policymaking

  Published on July 1, 2019
  Michigan State University has received an $11 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development to implement a new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence.

• MSU awarded $7.8 million grant to promote agricultural transformation in Malawi

  Published on April 22, 2019
  The Agricultural Transformation Initiative has awarded MSU a $7.8 million grant toward bettering the lives of smallholder farmers and the country's agricultural sector.

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  AFRE faculty member named University Distinguished Professor

  Published on June 27, 2019
  Scott Swinton, professor in the Michgan State University’s Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics receives prestigious faculty honor based on service, teaching and scholarly achievements.

• AFRE’s Scott Swinton named University Distinguished Professor

  Published on July 18, 2019
  AFRE faculty member Scott Swinton has been named a Michigan State University Distinguished Professor.