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Feeding the World: Small Organisms, Epic Possibilities

Published on February 4, 2021

Researcher Jennifer Pechal is working with farmers in several African countries on a sustainable solution for malnutrition by raising and feeding highly nutritious flies to animals.
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Intersection of Youth Livelihoods and Agriculture in Africa

Published on November 30, 2017
F. Kwame Yeboah, Thomas S. Jayne, Keynote Presentation at the 4th Annual ReNAPRI Stakeholders Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, November 30, 2017
Africa’s Unfolding Economic Transformation

Published on March 2, 2018
Thomas S. Jayne, Jordan Chamberlin and Rui Benfica. 2018. Africa's Unfolding Economic Transformation, Journal of Development Studies, 54(5)
Lessons Learned from Private Sector-friendly Input Subsidy Programs in Tanzania and Ghana

Published on April 3, 2017
David L. Mather, GISAIA/Tanzania Working Paper #6, April 2017
The Rise of Medium-Scale Farms in Africa - 12/3/17

Published on December 3, 2017
Milu Muyanga, T. S. Jayne, Felix Kwame Yeboah, Antony Chapoto, Nicholas Sitko. Cape Town, South Africa, December 3, 2017
The Quiet Rise of Large-Scale Traders in East and Southern Africa

Published on March 2, 2018
Sitko, N., William J. Burke, and Thomas S. Jayne. 2018. The Quiet Rise of Large-Scale Traders in East and Southern Africa, Journal of Development Studies, 54(5)
Africa's Evolving Employment Trends

Published on March 2, 2018
Yeboah, Kwame, and T. S. Jayne. 2018. Africa's Evolving Employment Trends, Journal of Development Studies, 54(5)
Researchers to Study Legume Value Chains in West Africa

Published on July 26, 2019
MSU researchers Michael Olabasi and Mywish Maredia will study the legume value chain in West Africa through research commissioned by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research.
FSG Faculty T. Jayne leads special issue of the Journal of Development Studies

Published on March 5, 2018
Economic Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Africa’s Unfolding Economic Transformation, Journal of Development Studies, 54(5), March 2018
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.
Empowering the Next Generation of Malian Researchers

Published on February 8, 2019
Through her work, Véronique Thériault’s betters the lives of individuals by mentoring young researchers.
Research on Farm Input Subsidies has Important Implications for African Policymakers

Published on October 3, 2019
University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE), Thomas Jayne, recently spoke to African policymakers at the African Green Revolution Forum in Ghana.
PRCI set to officially launch activities in Africa at meeting in Uganda

Published on November 12, 2019
On November 22nd and 23rd, PRCI will bring together over 40 researchers and development professionals across 14 African agricultural policy research institutes to officially launch its activities on the continent.
PRCI finalizes its selection of three “African Centers for Policy Leadership”

Published on October 22, 2019
PRCI has now finalized its selection of three Centers for Policy Leadership in Africa, as a key part of its capacity strengthening work over the next five years.
Graduate Spotlight Chad Papa

Published on December 11, 2020
Ph.D. Candidate, Chad Papa, studies savanna-forest transitions in West Africa and greenhouse gas emissions in the US forestry sector
Michigan 4-H offers international conversations from the continent of Africa

Published on December 3, 2020
A summary of our learning from Uganda and Ghana during Michigan 4-H International Conversations.
Ensuring access to quality seed, equitable gender practices

Published on July 1, 2020
MSU researcher Krista Isaacs is examining the access smallholder farmers have to quality seed and whether these needs are factored into variety development.
Cynthia Donovan Talks Importance of Legumes in “Eye on Africa” Speaker Series

Published on January 24, 2019
AFRE's Cynthia Donovan spoke on the dynamics of African food systems and diets on campus in January as part of a speaker series for the Year of Global Africa.
Improving soil health key to productivity, sustainability for African farmers

Published on July 1, 2020
Sieg Snapp and Regis Chikowo, researchers in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, are helping farmers improve soil health and sustainability.