Food Security Group: Research, Policy Dialogue, and Training Projects

Outreach Contributions 2008/2009: (Activities listed as most recent from Sept 30, 2009 back to Oct 1, 2008)

• A Test of the New Variant Famine Hypothesis: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia. N. Mason, T. S. Jayne, A. Chapoto, & R. Myers. Presented at the XXVII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Beijing Conference Center, China, 21 August 2009.
• Agricultural Trade Flows in Southern Africa:  Do Regional Preferential Trade Agreements make a Difference?  G. Tembo and T. S. Jayne. Presented at the XXVII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Beijing Conference Center, China, 20 August 2009.
• Do Fertilizer Subsidies Affect the Demand for Commercial Fertilizer? An Example from Malawi. J. Ricker-Gilbert and T.S. Jayne. Presented at the XXVII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Beijing Conference Center, China, August 2009. Beijing.
• Can Bt Technology Reduce Poverty Among African Cotton Growers? An Ex Ante Analysis of the Private and Social Profitability of Bt Cotton Seed in Mozambique. Pitoro, Raul, Walker, T., Tschirley, D., Swinton, S., Boughton, D. and de Marrule, H. Presented at the XXVII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Beijing Conference Center, China, August 2009. Beijing.
• Promoting Fertilizer Use in Africa: Current Issues and Empirical Evidence from the COMESA Region. T. Jayne, S. Rashid, N. Minot, S. Kasule. COMESA African Agricultural Markets Programme Policy Conference Livingstone, Zambia. 15-16 June, 2009.
• Measuring the impacts of trade barriers and market interventions on maize price instability: Evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa. A. Chapoto and T. S. Jayne. Presentation at the Regional Consultation Workshop on: “ The Use and Impact of Trade and Domestic Policy Interventions on Cereal Value Chain Stakeholders in Eastern and Southern Africa”. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, June 3-4, 2009.
• Improving the Performance of Staple Markets to Exploit the Productive Potential of Smallholder Agriculture. T. S. Jayne, A. Chapoto, and B. Shiferaw. Plenary presentation at Conference on Agricultural Markets, organized by the CGIAR system and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), May 13-15,2009. Nairobi, Kenya.
• Modernizing Africa’s Fresh Produce Supply Chains without Rapid Supermarket Takeover Towards a Definition of Research and Investment Priorities. David Tschirley, Miltone Ayieko, Munguzwe Hichaambwa, Joey Goeb. Wayne Loescher. Presented at the Conference on Agricultural Markets, organized by the CGIAR system and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), May 13-15,2009. Nairobi, Kenya. 
• Are staple foods becoming more expensive for urban consumers in eastern and southern Africa? N. Mason, T. Jayne, C. Donovan and A. Chapoto. Presentation at the Symposium on Food and Financial Crises and Their Impacts on the MDGs in Africa. Institute for African Development. Cornell University May 2, 2009
• Exploring the Logic Behind Southern Africa’s Food Crises. T.S. Jayne and David Tschirley. Presented at the Symposium on The Food and Financial Crisis and their Impacts on Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa. Institute for African Development. Cornell University. 2 May 2009
• The Role of Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Benjamin Magen and Cynthia Donovan. Africa Studies Brown Bag Presentation. Michigan State University. April 30, 2009
• Can Cash Transfers Promote Food Security in the Context of Volatile Commodity Prices? B. Magen and C. Donovan. Presentation for EGAT and Africa Bureau Staff, USAID Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC, April 23, 2009
• Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement: Successes and Challenges as LRP Moves into its Second Generation. D. Tschirley. Presentation for EGAT and Africa Bureau Staff, USAID Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC, April 23, 2009
• Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Successes and Challenges as LRP Moves into its Second Generation. David Tschirley. Panel on “Opportunities: Local and Regional Procurement”. International Food Aid Conference. Kansas City, MO. Wednesday, 8 April, 2009.
• Staatz, John M., D. Boughton and C. Donovan. Food Security in Developing Countries. . Staff Paper 2009-03. April 2009
• Recent Work on Food Staple Markets and Regional Trade. David Tschirley. Presented at the "Eastern Africa Regional Meeting Global Food Security Response". USAID Mission, Nairobi, March 18 – 20, 2009
• Selected Thoughts on Retail Modernization in Africa With Special Reference to Zambia. David Tschirley. Presented at University of Pretoria. 16 March 2009
• Exploring the Logic Behind Southern Africa’s Food Crises. David Tschirley. Presented at University of Pretoria. 16 March 2009.
• Comparative Analysis of Price Behavior in Fresh Tomato Markets With Special Reference to Zambia. Mukwiti Mwiinga and David Tschirley. Prepared for conference on “'Socio-Economic research in vegetable production and marketing in Africa‘. Nairobi, Kenya. 5-6 March, 2009.
• Discussion of session on: How, Where and When Agriculture Can Be Used to Address Chronic Poverty. Thom Jayne. Conference on Escaping Poverty Traps. Washington, DC. February 26-27, 2009.
• Chronic Poverty Analytics. David Tschirley. "Discussion group meeting on chronic poverty analytics: identifying the potentially productive poor and designing programs to reach them". Sponsored by Africa Bureau. USAID/AFR Washington, D.C. 12 February 2009.
• Regional Trade in Food Staples: Stimulating Agricultural Growth and Improving Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa. Steven Haggblade. Michigan State University. Presented to USAID Washington. January 13, 2009.
• The 2008/09 Food Pricing and Food Security Situation in Eastern and Southern Africa: Implications for Immediate and Longer Run Responses. T. Jayne, A. Chapoto, I. Minde, and C. Donovan. USAID Africa Bureau seminar on Agricultural Markets. Washington, D.C., January 13, 2009.
• The 2008/09 Food Pricing and Food Security Situation in Eastern and Southern Africa: Implications for Immediate and Longer-Run Responses. T. Jayne, A. Chapoto, I. Minde, and C. Donovan. Presentation at African Agricultural Markets Policy Workshop Sponsored by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Nairobi, Kenya, December 11, 2008.
• Rising World Food Prices and their Implications for Food Security Policy in Southern Africa. Thomas Jayne, Antony Chapoto, Isaac Minde, Cynthia Donavan and Femi Olubude-Awosola. Presentation made by Dr. Isaac Minde at the Southern Africa Regional Conference on Agriculture. Grand Palm Hotel, Gaborone, Botswana. 8-9 December 2009.
• Potential for Intra-Regional Maize Trade in Southern Africa: An Analysis For Zambia at the Sub-National Level. Steven Haggblade, Thomas Jayne, David Tschirley and Steve Longabaugh.  Presented by M.T. Weber.  Michigan State University – Food Security Group. Presentation at the SADC Southern Africa Regional Conference on Agriculture. Grand Palm Hotel, Gaborone, Botswana, December 8-9, 2008.
• Promoting Fertilizer Use in Africa: Current Issues and Empirical Evidence from Malawi, Zambia, and Kenya. Isaac Minde, T.S. Jayne, Joshua Ariga, Jones Govereh, and Eric Crawford.  Presentation at the Southern Africa Regional Conference on Agriculture “Theme: Agriculture-led Development for Southern Africa: Strategic Investment Priorities for Halving Hunger and Poverty by 2015”.  Grand Palm Hotel, Gaborone, 8-9 December, 2008.
• Tourism and Wildlife Conservation in Africa: Measuring the Impacts to Rural Households. Robert B. Richardson and Ana Fernandez. Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics (AFRE) Brown Bag Seminar Series. November 18, 2008.
• Rising World Food Prices and the Political Economy of Food in Eastern and Southern Africa. T. Jayne, A. Chapoto, I. Minde, and C. Donovan. Presentation at Michigan State University. Center for the Advanced Study of International Development, CASID. Women and International Development (WID) Program, Center for Gender in Global Context. November 7, 2008.

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