Results

• Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research

  The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research fosters dynamic, profitable and environmentally sustainable approaches that contribute to resilience, productivity and better nutrition and economic opportunities.

• Resources

  Semi-annual reports on Masfrijol project activity.

• Masfrijol

  The Masfrijol project is directed and managed by the Legume Innovation Lab at Michigan State University.

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  David DeYoung

  517-355-4693
  deyoun59@msu.edu
  Program Manager
  

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  Barry Pittendrigh

  517-432-6109
  pittendr@msu.edu
  Director of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research, MSU Foundation Professor
  

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  Doreen Gordon

  517-355-4746
  gordo203@msu.edu
  Financial Administrator
  

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  Jan Fierro

  Communications Lead
  

• The Quiet Revolution in Agri-food Distribution (Wholesale, Logistics, Retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Published on October 14, 2019
  Reardon, T., T. Awokuse, S. Haggblade, T. Kapuya, S. Liverpool-Tasie, F. Meyer, B. Minten, D. Nyange, J. Rusike, D. Tschirley, R. Vos. 2019. “The Quiet Revolution in Agri-food Distribution (Wholesale, Logistics, Retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Ch 2.

• Agricultural Trade in Africa in an era of Food System Transformation: Policy Implications

  Published on October 15, 2019
  Awokuse, T., T. Reardon, A.O. Salami, N.A. Mukasa, T. Tecle, F. Lange. 2019. “Agricultural Trade in Africa in an era of Food System Transformation: Policy Implications,” Ch. 6 in AGRA. (2019). Ibid.

• Do Medium‐scale Farms Improve Market Access Conditions for Zambian Smallholders?

  Published on August 29, 2019
  Burke, William J., Thomas S. Jayne and Nicholas Sitko (2019). Do Medium-scale Farms Improve Market Access Conditions for Zambian Smallholders? Journal of Agricultural Economics.

• The Quiet Revolution in Agri-food Distribution (Wholesale, Logistics, Retail) in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Published on October 14, 2019
  Reardon, T., T. Awokuse, S. Haggblade, T. Kapuya, S. Liverpool-Tasie, F. Meyer, B. Minten, D. Nyange, J. Rusike, D. Tschirley, R. Vos. 2019. “The Quiet Revolution and Emerging Modern Revolution in Agri-food Processing in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Ch 3.

• Farmers' Usage Preferences for Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park

  Published on October 15, 2019
  Musafili, I., Ngabitsinze, J. C., Niyitanga, F., & Weatherspoon, D. D. (2019). Farmers' Usage Preferences for Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Volume 9, Issue 1.

• Dietary Patterns in Mali: Implications for Nutrition

  Published on September 2, 2019
  M. Smale, V. Theriault, R. Vroegindewey, 2019. Dietary Patterns in Mali: Implications for Nutrition. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 148. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

• Stepdown of Some Contents of AFRE 874 at the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi

  Published on August 21, 2019
  Highlights 50, Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa, August 2019.

• What Drives Food Processor Use of Local Versus Imported Inputs? Evidence from the Malian Dairy Sector

  Published on August 29, 2019
  Vroegindewey, Thériault, Richardson, Chung, 2019. What Drives Food Processor Use of Local Versus Imported Inputs? Evidence from the Malian Dairy Sector. FSP Research Paper 147. East Lansing: Michigan State University

• VIDEO: Movers and Shakers, Youth and Women in Agriculture (Tanzania)

  Published on March 1, 2017
  Video presented at the 3rd Annual Agricultural Policy Conference, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, March 1–3, 2017

• The Edible Oil Milling Sector in Myanmar's Dry Zone

  Published on July 30, 2019
  Ben Belton and Myat Thida Win, 2019. The Edible Oil Milling Sector in Myanmar's Dry Zone. FSP Research Paper 138. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

• Farmer perception and valuation of seed quality: Evidence from bean and cowpea seed auctions in Tanzania and Ghana

  Published on October 15, 2019
  Maredia, M.K., Shupp, R., Mishili, F., Opoku, E., Reyes, B., Kusolwa, P., Kusi, F., and Kudra, A. 2019. Farmer perception and valuation of seed quality: Evidence from bean and cowpea seed auctions in Tanzania and Ghana.

• AASR 2019 Press Release

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Press Release for AGRA featuring Tom Reardon.

• Can Conservation Agriculture Save Tropical Forests? The Case of Minimum Tillage in Zambia

  Published on September 15, 2019
  Hambulo Ngoma and Arild Angelsen, 2019. Can Conservation Agriculture Save Tropical Forests? The Case of Minimum Tillage in Zambia. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 150. East Lansing: Michigan State University.