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Malian Farmers’ Access to Fertilizer Is Challenged by COVID-19
Published on October 1, 2020
Malian Farmers face greater difficulty accessing fertilizer during COVID-19 -
The Need for More Realism in Thinking About Options for COVID-19 Response in Developing Countries
Published on April 3, 2020
David Tschirley reflects on a recent McKinsey report on the COVID-19 challenge in Africa -
COVID-19 and its Impact on the Environment in Nigeria in a Global Context
Published on April 17, 2020
The third panel discussion of the Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project Scholars Program's informational series on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria. -
COVID-19 and Agricultural Policy Research in Nigeria
Published on April 24, 2020
The fourth panel discussion of the Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project Scholars Program's informational series on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria. -
How Is COVID-19 Worsening Food Insecurity in Mali?
Published on September 11, 2020
COVID-19 poses threats on food security in Mali. -
IAPRI Publish Policy Brief on COVID-19 and its Potential Impact on Zambia's Food System
Published on April 24, 2020
The global COVID-19 Pandemic may lead to serious disruptions in Zambia's food system. -
Innovation is not an accident.
Published on June 5, 2020
Kurt Richter analyzes the success of the innovations of The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) to fight COVID-19. -
Shaping Agricultural Research Post COVID-19
Published on May 7, 2020
An online discussion hosted by Michigan State University and the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists -
COVID-19 and its Impact on Agribusiness in Nigeria
Published on May 8, 2020
The sixth panel discussion of the Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project Scholars Program's informational series on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria. -
Alliance for African Partnership to Host Virtual Panel on COVID-19 Pandemic
Published on April 21, 2020
The panel is part of the AAP Public Dialogue Series and will be entitled "COVID-19 Pandemic: Responses and lessons learned from African universities" -
SEED SECURITY RESPONSE TO COVID - 19: now and beyond
Published on July 3, 2020
COVID-19 brings new challenges worldwide, including to smallholder farmers and their seed systems. -
Cereal Prices Have Resisted (so far) to COVID-19 in Mali
Published on May 18, 2020
Malian households are facing sharp price increases on staple foods due to government declaration of the first cases of COVID-19. -
Venezuela: When Economic Policy Can do Little, if Anything, to Deal with a Crisis
Published on April 8, 2020
Luis Zambrano Sequín, Professor of economics at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, Caracas, Venezuela (translated from the original in Spanish with the assistance of David L. Ortega, Associate Professor at Michigan State University) -
How Much Economic Pain is too Much in Combating COVID-19 in the Developing World?
Published on April 14, 2020
In the absence of immediate and enormous commitments from the global community to support incomes in the developing world, we must ask how much economic pain is too much as we combat the spread of COVID-19 in these countries. -
COVID-19 in the Developing World: Can the Global Community Muster the Political Will to do What is Needed?
Published on April 1, 2020
FSG Co-Director and PRCI Director David Tschirley Speaks to the Unprecedented Nature of the Crisis and the Response Needed by the Global Community -
Rwanda’s coffee harvest will go forward despite pandemic – at a safe distance
Published on May 7, 2020
Rwanda will continue to move forward with its May coffee harvest after in the face of the global pandemic. -
FSG Organizes COVID-19 Panel Discussion in Nigeria Through the Nigerian Agricultural Policy Project (NAPP) Scholar Program
Published on April 3, 2020
Weekly virtual panel discussions are being organized in Nigeria to educate the public on the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nigeria's agricultural and food sectors -
Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Lead to a Cotton Crisis in Mali?
Published on June 15, 2020
This blog analyzes the potential travesties Malians may face regarding their cotton crop due to COVID-19. -
Policy Strategies to support African food supply chains in and after the COVID-19 Crisis
Published on May 18, 2020
This blog is a revised version of remarks presented at the African Development Bank’s webinar “COVID-19’s Disruption of Africa’s Transformed Food Supply Chains”, held on May 18, 2020 -
Some data and knowledge gaps that limit our ability to respond quickly and precisely to the COVID-19 pandemic
Published on May 18, 2020
This blog is a revised version of remarks presented at the African Development Bank’s webinar “COVID-19’s Disruption of Africa’s Transformed Food Supply Chains”, held on May 18, 2020
