Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Food Security Group

Peer Reviewed Publications

Yeboah, Kwame, and T. S. Jayne. 2018. Africa’s Evolving Employment Trends, Journal of Development Studies,54(5)

Hambulo Ngoma, 2018. Does Minimum Tillage Improve the Livelihood Outcomes of Smallholder Farmers in Zambia? Food Security, March 2018.

Theriault, V., Vroegindewey, R, Assima, A., and Keita, N. 2018. Retailing of Processed Dairy and Grain Products in Mali: Evidence from a City Retail Outlet Inventory. Urban Sci., 2(24); doi:10.3390/urbansci2010024

MSU faculty Thomas Jayne¹ with Jordan Chamberlin² and Rui Benfica³ are guest editors of the special issue of the Journal of Development Studies on Economic Transformation in Africa (March 2018).

Yeboah, Kwame, and T. S. Jayne. 2018. Africa’s Evolving Employment Trends, Journal of Development Studies,54(5)

Sitko, N., William J. Burke, and Thomas S. Jayne. 2018. The Quiet Rise of Large-Scale Traders in East and Southern Africa, Journal of Development Studies, 54(5)

Thomas S. Jayne, Jordan Chamberlin and Rui Benfica. 2018. Africa’s Unfolding Economic Transformation, Journal of Development Studies, 54(5)

David L. Mather & Thomas S. Jayne. March 2018. Fertilizer Subsidies and the Role of Targeting in Crowding out: Evidence from Kenya. Food Security, April 2018, Volume 10, Issue 2, pp 397–417

Thomas S. Jayne, Nicole M. Mason, William J. Burke, Joshua Ariga (2018). Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-generation Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs. Food Policy, Volume 75, February 2018, Pages 1-14

Policy Briefs

Sheryl L Hendriks. 2018. A Review of the Draft Federal Government of Nigeria’s National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP2), Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 59. East Lansing: Michigan State University

Sheryl L. Hendriks. 2018. Review of the Draft Liberia Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (LASIP II) for 2018 – 2022 with a Focus on Component 4 of the Malabo CAADP Results Framework. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 58. East Lansing: Michigan State University

L.S.O. Liverpool-Tasie, A. Sanou, T. Reardon. 2018. Demand for Imported-Frozen versus Domestic-Traditionally Processed Fish in Africa: Panel Data Evidence from Nigeria. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 57. East Lansing: Michigan State University

Research Papers

Udita Sanga, Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, 2018. System Dynamics Modelling of Maize Production under Future Climate Scenarios in Kaduna, Nigeria. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 97. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

Sheryl L Hendriks, Wegayehu Fitaweck, Elizabeth Mkandawire, and Leonard Mkusa, 2018. Food Security and Nutrition Indicators for 20 Priority CAADP Countries. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 96. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

Danielle Resnick, 2018. The Devolution Revolution: Implications for Agricultural Service Delivery in Ghana. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 95. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

Nicholas J. Sitko and T.S. Jayne. March 2018. Integrating Climate- and Market-Smartness into Strategies for Sustainable Productivity Growth of African Agri-food Systems. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 94. East Lansing: Michigan State University.

Presentations

T.S. Jayne
Thoughts on Priority Research: Topics to Support Agri-food Systems Transformation in Africa
Seminar at Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute
Lusaka, Zambia, April 16, 2018

T.S. Jayne and Holger Kray
Unmistakable Signs of Agri-food Systems Transformation in Africa
Seminar at the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Tanzania
Dodoma, Tanzania, April 10, 2018

T.S. Jayne and Holger Kray
Unmistakable Signs of Agri-food Systems Transformation in Africa
Seminar at the Agricultural Working Group Meeting
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April 9, 2018

Ayala Wineman and Thomas Jayne
Land Markets under the Radar: A Cross-Country Analysis of Market Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank Land and Poverty Conference
March 22, 2018

Mark Rosegrant
Strategic Planning for Irrigation Development in Myanmar
Presentation at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation policy forum
NayPyiTaw, Myanmar, March 20, 2018

Thomas Jayne, Kwame Yeboah, Milu Muyanga, and Jordan Chamberlin
Rural Development Report 2019: Investing in Rural Youth
Youth Access to Land, Migration, and Employment Opportunities
IFAD Thematic and Framing Workshop
Italian Conference Room, March 15–16, 2018

David Tschirley and the IFAD team
Framing Elements for the 2019 Rural Development Report
Presented at opening session of IFAD RDR 2019 authors’ workshop
IFAD Headquarters, Rome, Italy, March 15, 2018

T.S. Jayne and Felix K. Yeboah
Women in Agricultural Value Chains: Data from 9 African Countries
GIZ/BMZ meeting in Bonn, Germany, March 8, 2018 for International Women’s Day

Nicole M. Mason, Thomas S. Jayne, William J. Burke, & Joshua Ariga
Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-generation Input Subsidy Programs: Insights from 70+ Empirical Studies
Lusaka, Zambia, February 27, 2018
Presentation based on Jayne, T. S., Mason, N. M., Burke, W. J., & Ariga, J. (2018). Taking stock of Africa’s second-generation agricultural input subsidy programs. Food Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.01.003

Mateusz Filipski, Ben Belton, Sithu Kyaw, and Eaindra Theint Thu
Myanmar Migration in a Time of Transformation
Workshop on Modern Food System Development in Myanmar
Yangon, Myanmar, February 22, 2018

T.S. Jayne
Finding Funding for Research with African Partners and Faculty Networking
Office of International Research Collaboration
Alliance for African Partnership, Michigan State University
February 20, 2018

Nicole M. Mason, Thomas S. Jayne, William J. Burke, & Joshua Ariga
Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-generation Input Subsidy Programs: Insights from 70+ Empirical Studies
IFDC Workshop on Developing Private Sector Agro-Input Markets: Lessons Learned and Emerging Perspectives on Subsidy Programs
Jinja, Uganda, February 20, 2018
Presentation based on Jayne, T. S., Mason, N. M., Burke, W. J., & Ariga, J. (2018). Taking stock of Africa’s second-generation agricultural input subsidy programs. Food Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.01.003

N.S.Y. Mdoe (SUA), C.G. Magomba (SUA), M. Muyanga (MSU), T.S. Jayne (MSU), I.J. Minde (MSU) and T. Mwisomba
Access to Productive Land and Youth Livelihoods: Factors Influencing Youth Decision to Exit From Farming and Implications for Industrial Development
Presentation at the 4th AAPC Conference,
New Dodoma Hotel, Dodoma,
February 14-16, 2018

Milu Muyanga, T.S. Jayne, Isaac Minde, David Nyange, Kwame Yeboah, Jordan Chamberlin, Ayala Wineman, Ward Anseeuw, Antony Chapoto, Nicholas Sitko
The Changing Farm Structure in Africa: Causes, Consequences and Policy Implications
2018 AAPC, Dodoma, Tanzania, February 14, 2018

Milu Muyanga, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
The Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA)
WS#1 and WS#3 Fieldwork Supervisors Training Workshop
Peak-Olam Suites, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, February 8, 2018