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Food Security Group of Related Research, Policy Dialogue
and Training Projects
Outreach Contributions 2007/2008: (Activities listed as most recent from Sept 30, 2008 back to Oct 1, 2007)
- Research Findings on Alternative Approaches for Raising Smallholder Agricultural Productivity. T.S Jayne. Informal BMGF Fertilizer Subsidies Convening. Salzburg, Austria. 29 April 2008.
- Module de Formation à l’Analyse Des Prix Agricoles. Niama Nango Dembele, John M. Staatz et Ramziath Adjao avec l’assistance de Valérie Kelly. Formation présentée à Cotonou le 26-27 avril 2008.
- Findings from FSRP Research on
Food Staples Markets: Implications
for Investment Priorities to Promote
Regional Trade. Jones Govereh, David Tschirley, and Michael Weber.
Presentation for the ACTESA design team, Lusaka, Zambia, April 18, 2008.
- Evaluation of the 2006/7 Agricultural Input Supply Programme. Malawi Report conducted for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security by School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), Wadonda Consult ODI, Michigan State University (MSU). Lilongwe March 2008.
- Regional Food Staples
Market Development Mapping
for COMESA. Steven Haggblade, David Tschirley and
Duncan Boughton. Prepared for use by Africa Bureau staff based on earlier presentation to IEHA Coordination
Meetings, Washington DC, January, 2008.
- Regional Food Staples Market Development. Steven Haggblade. IEHA Coordination Meeting. January 24, 2008.
- Research Findings on Alternative Approaches for Raising Smallholder Agricultural Productivity. Implications for USAID Support for the CAADP Program. T.S Jayne. Panel Discussion, IEHA Coordination Meeting, USAID/Africa Bureau, Washington DC. January 24, 2008.
- Smallholder Farmer Behavior and Agricultural
Productivity in Eastern and Southern Africa:
Implications for Regional Trade. T.S Jayne.
Panel Discussion, IEHA Coordination Meeting, USAID/Africa Bureau.
Washington DC. January 24, 2008.
- Price Unpredictability, Trade Policy, and the Demand for Food Staples in Eastern and Southern Africa : An Application of the ARCH Model. Antony Chapoto and T.S. Jayne. Workshop on Appropriate Trade Policies for Agricultural Development in a Globalizing World FAO, Rome. 10-11 December 2007.
- The Ones Left Behind: Rural households and poverty in Mozambique after the death of an adult. Cynthia Donovan and David Mather. Presentation at the CASID/WID Friday Forum, International Center, Michigan State University. 30 November 2007.
- Complex Survey Design & Other Challenges: Zambian Agricultural Surveys. Cynthia Donovan. Presentation to the Graduate-level Statistics Course STT 825: Sample Surveys. November 28, 2007. Wells Hall, Michigan State University.
- Security of Widows’ Access to Land in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia. Antony Chapoto, T.S. Jayne and N. Mason. Presented by Chitra Deshpande Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division at FAO Technical Consultation on Gender, Property Rights, and Livelihoods in the Era of AIDS. November 28-30, 2007. FAO Headquarters, Rome.
- “New Agriculture” & Implications for Information Development and Diffusion: Perspectives from Zambia. Jones Govereh and Mike Weber. FSRP/MSU Zambia. World AgInfo Workshop. November 11, 2007.
- Pathways out of poverty
in the new agriculture. John Staatz and Niama Nango Dembélé. Cornell International Workshops on Agricultural Education and Information Systems Workshop II: Pathways Out of Poverty. Livingstone, Zambia. November 11-16, 2007.
- Smallholder Farmer Behavior and Agricultural Productivity in Eastern and Southern Africa: Implcations for Regional Trade and Input Promotion Strategies. Thomas Jayne, with colleagues from MSU. USAID/Africa Bureau seminar, November 8, 2007, Washington DC.
- Comparative Analysis of Cotton Sector Reforms in SSA. Presented on behalf of the study team by David Tschirley (MSU) and Patrick Labaste (AFTAR). Africa Region SDD Knowledge Network BBL Series 8/ November 2007.
- Cassava: A Strategic Commercial and Food Security Crop in the COMESA Region. Maureen Chitundu, Steven Haggblade, Brighton Mulonga, Drinah Nyirenda, Michael Weber and Duncan Boughton. Presentation for the COMESA Cassava/Banana and Regional Staples Meetings. Lusaka. November 7-9, 2007.
- Fertilizer Promotion in Zambia: Implications for Strategies to Raise Smallholder Productivity. Thomas Jayne, Jones Govereh, and Zhiying Xu. Seminar at the World Bank, November 7, 2007. Washington, DC.
- Choice of Resource in Responding
to Food Emergencies. David Tschirley. Presented at Oxfam Expert Panel “Food Aid & the Farm Bill: Improving a Lifeline”. Washington, D.C. October 29, 2007.
- Impacts of Prime-age Adult Mortality in Mozambique: Gender Matters. C. Donovan and D. Mather. Poster presented at USAID for the Rural Incomes Exhibit, Maputo, Mozambique, October 15, 2007. Image
- Ethical Issues in Promoting an “Agriculture for Development” Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa. Niama Nango Dembélé and John Staatz. MSU Ethics & Development Colloquium. October 8, 2007.
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