College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Published on January 29, 2018
  Relatively ‘hidden’ from mainstream debate are the middle segments (processing, logistics, wholesale) of agrifood value chains in developing countries—and yet this ‘midstream’ forms 30–40 per cent of the value added and costs in food value chains.

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  Fifth Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC)

  Published on February 18, 2019
  AAPC convened for their 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference in Tanzania's agricultural sector to discuss empirical findings, assess progress in agricultural policy forms, identify remaining gaps and chart out agenda for future reforms.

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  FSP Colleagues Reflect, Share Insights at Workshop in Washington DC

  Published on March 14, 2019
  FSP researchers from around the world gathered in Washington DC for the Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Reflection Workshop from March 5-7, 2019.

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  T. S. Jayne receives AAEA Fellow award

  Published on August 6, 2018
  Video of T. Jayne's AAEA Fellow award speech, Washington DC, August 6, 2018

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  David Nyange Speaks On National Television at Mwananchi Thought Leadership Forum

  Published on May 24, 2019
  FSP Country Director for ASPIRES- Tanzania David Nyange spoke on national television at the Fourth Mwananchi Thought Leadership Forum on May 23, 2019, addressing topics such as research on transforming food systems and more.

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  FSP Reflection Workshop 2019

  Published on February 21, 2019
  For the past five years, FSP has implemented a robust program on policy research and capacity development. This event is the culmination of that work and will focus on reflection on accomplishments and challenges.

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  FSG Faculty Meets with Akin Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, 2017 World Food Prize Laureate

  Published on May 3, 2018
  “Agriculture is cool, agriculture is sexy.” —Dr. Adesina

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  Policy Project Supports Development and Collaboration for Nigerian Faculty

  Published on May 8, 2018
  AFRE is building further connections with Africa by hosting several Nigerian scholars and students under the USAID funded Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project Policy project led by Dr. Saweda Liverpool-Tasie.

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  FSP’s Mid-term Performance Evaluation Is Featured on USAID DEC Newsletter

  Published on December 21, 2017
  This report summarizes the principal findings of the evaluation, and includes 20 priority recommendations for strengthening implementation of the project for the length of the project,

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  FSP at AAEA 2018 in DC

  Published on August 5, 2018
  FSP team members are honored at AAEA 2018, and present their research (see our schedule). Meet us at our exhibition table.

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  FSP at ICAE 2018

  Published on July 28, 2018
  FSP experts extensively present at ICAE 2018. Find out what, where and when. See you there!

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  David Tschirley Speaks at Lessons from IFPRI Policy Seminar

  Published on May 30, 2019
  David Tschirley was asked to speak at the Lessons from IFPRI Country Programs on Informing Policy Decisions and Strengthening Capacity Policy Seminar

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  FSG May 2018 Quarterly Updates issue is released

  Published on June 1, 2018
  Our latest publications and presentations with a few activity highlights.

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  Feed the Future Interviews FSP Scientists

  Published on October 31, 2017
  Thom Jayne and Kwame Yeboah (C4), report on their research about youth in agriculture in Africa, and make recommendations.

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  Government Includes Rice in Subsidy Programme

  Published on October 19, 2018
  NAPAS: Malawi supports the rice subsidy program reform.

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  Building Resilience through Better Policies

  Published on June 15, 2018
  How is FSP addressing resilience through policies? The multi-pronged strategy is illustrated with examples of the Lab’s outputs, in Agrilinks, June 15, 2018

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  Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project presents Project Funded Policy Notes to the Minister of State…

  Published on August 3, 2017
  The Project provided a briefing update to the Ministry on its output to date, and took down priority areas for project consideration from the Minister.

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  Training One to Train Others - Capacity Building in Ebonyi State

  Published on June 18, 2017
  A week-long training on “Introduction to Stata,” offered in Ebonyi State

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  How Big Is my Parcel?

  Published on August 30, 2018
  Malian farmers are concerned about being better farmers, and knowing the exact size of the fields they farm is a fundamental change.

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  Uneven Implementation of Regional Pesticide Policies in West Africa Region

  Published on January 24, 2017
  First assessment results lead to safety and environmental concerns