Rwanda
The capital and largest city is Kigali.- The official languages are Kinyarwanda, English, French and Swahili
- Area: 10,169 sq mi (approx. 1/10 the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 11 million in 2015
- Climate: Rwanda has a temperate tropical highland climate, with lower temperatures than are typical for equatorial countries due to its high elevation.
Fun fact: Rwanda is only one of three countries in Africa where you can visit Mountain Gorillas in the Wild.
Publications and Presentations
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Growing Pains: Timing of In Utero Rainfall Shocks and Child Growth in Rural Rwanda
Published on April 1, 2021
Farris, J., Porter, M., Jin, S., & Maredia, M. (2021). Growing Pains: Timing of In Utero Rainfall Shocks and Child Growth in Rural Rwanda. Economic Development and Cultural Change. -
Youth Employment in Fragile Countries: Youth Employment Opportunities in African Agrifood Systems
Published on February 1, 2017
Andrea Allen, Julie Howard, M. Kondo, Amy Jamison, Thomas Jayne, J. Snyder, David Tschirley and Kwame Felix Yeboah, February/March 2017
People
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Dan Clay
Professor
clay@msu.edu
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Maria Claudia Lopez
Associate Professor
mlopez@msu.edu
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Nicole Mason-Wardell
Associate Chairperson, Graduate Program Director, and Associate Professor
masonn@msu.edu
517-355-4563
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David Ortega
Professor and Noel W. Stuckman Chair in Food Economics & Policy
dlortega@msu.edu
517-353-2981
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