FSP Policy Research Briefs
The mission of FSP is to inform the (policy) process and help improve local capacity for policy analysis and advocacy. To this end, FSP has developed its own series of short policy briefs that address various stakeholders and potential policy makers. They outline key scientific findings to guide an informed decision making and policy process. The Policy Research Briefs are listed in descending chronological order, and are also linked from the relevant country, component and thematic pages.
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Les opportunités, les défis et les problèmes politiques auxquels sont confrontés les chaînes de valeur du lait frais au Mali
Published on March 29, 2022
Cette série de bulletins politiques présente de nouvelles preuves empiriques qui fournissent des nouvelles idées pour réorienter la stratégie commerciale du lait frais. -
Chaînes de valeur du lait frais malien: Quelles sont les motivations politiques pour augmenter l'offre de lait frais par les producteurs maliens
Published on February 23, 2022
Bulletin politique n°129 -
Comment les entreprises de lait frais peuvent-elles avoir un avantage concurrentiel par rapport aux produits concurrents fait à partir de lait en poudre importé
Published on February 21, 2022
Bulletin de recherche politique n°128. Ce bulletin politique, troisième d’une série de quatre, résume les résultats de recherches visant à améliorer la compétitivité des chaînes de valeur du lait frais au Mali. -
Chaînes de valeur du lait frais malien: Les consommateurs et les détaillants maliens sont-ils prêts à payer plus cher pour du lait frais?
Published on February 15, 2022
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L’utilisation des pesticides sur les cultures maraîchères en zones péri-urbaines au Mali.
Published on May 19, 2021
Avec les changements démographiques et socio-économiques en Afrique de l’Ouest, incluant le Mali, viennent les changements dans les habitudes alimentaires. -
COVID-19- Changes in Employment, Income, and Food Security in Mali
Published on April 15, 2021
This paper examines the changes in household employment, income, and food security in response to Mali as the government imposed and later relaxed restrictive measures aimed at containing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. -
Essential non-essentials” Five policy myths about African food value chains, with implications during COVID-19 and beyond
Published on February 22, 2021
Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Tom Reardon, Ben Belton, 2021. Essential non-essentials” Five policy myths about African food value chains, with implications during COVID-19 and beyond. FSP Policy Research Brief 125. -
Pesticide Emergency Use Authorization: An Underutilized Tool for Controlling Invasive Pests in Africa
Published on November 2, 2020
Luis Suguiyama, Steven Haggblade, Joseph E. Huesing, Regina Eddy, Shavonn R. Whiten, and Dan McGrath, 2020. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 124. -
Challenges in accessing coffee pesticide for female household heads in Rwanda
Published on November 1, 2020
Andrew Gerard, Maria Claudia Lopez, Maria Alejandra Garcia, Alfred R. Bizoza, Bridget Vuguziga. 2020 Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 123. -
Lessons for Venezuela from Chile's Agri-food Sector Reform
Published on August 20, 2020
Carlos Furche, Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, David Ortega, Luis Flores, David Tschirley. 2020 Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 121. -
Politique et réglementation semencières au Mali : L’accès des petits producteurs aux semences améliorées
Published on August 15, 2020
Melinda Smale, Yenizié Koné, et Bocary Timbo, 2020. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 120-F -
Différenciation dans la réception des engrais subventionnés au Mali : données recueillies auprès des villages, des ménages et des gestionnaires de parcelles
Published on June 24, 2020
M. Smale, A. Assima, V. Thériault, N. Keita, A. Kergna, Y. Kone, 2020. Différenciation dans la réception des engrais subventionnés au Mali, FSP Policy Research Brief 118-F. -
Poor Dietary Quality is Nigeria’s Key Nutrition Problem
Published on April 22, 2020
Olivier Ecker, Andrew Comstock, Raphael Babatunde, and Kwaw Andam, 2020. Poor Dietary Quality is Nigeria’s Key Nutrition Problem , FSP Policy Research Brief 119. -
Differentiation in Receipts of Subsidized Fertilizer: Evidence from Villages, Households and Plot Managers in Mali
Published on April 21, 2020
M. Smale, A. Assima, V. Thériault, N. Keita, A. Kergna, Y. Kone, 2020. Differentiation in Receipts of Subsidized Fertilizer: Evidence from Villages, Households and Plot Managers in Mali , FSP Policy Research Brief 118. -
Implications nutritionnelles du régime alimentaire au Mali
Published on April 17, 2020
Melinda Smale, Véronique Thériault, Amidou Assima, et Yénizié Kone, 2020. Implications nutritionnelles du régime alimentaire au Mali, FSP Policy Research Brief 117- FR, East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Rwanda coffee stakeholder priorities and opportunities to improve farmer investment
Published on March 10, 2020
Andrew Gerard and Jared Pauli, 2020. Rwanda coffee stakeholder priorities and opportunities to improve farmer investment?, FSP Research Brief 115, East Lansing: Michigan State University. -
Entrepreneurial Skills and Job Preference among Agriculture Undergraduates: Evidence from Niger State, Nigeria
Published on January 12, 2020
Ayodeji Alexander Ajibola Coker and Balaraba Sule, 2019. Entrepreneurial Skills and Job Preference among Agriculture Undergraduates: Evidence from Niger State, Nigeria, FSP Policy Brief 114. -
The Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes in Senegal: Results from the 2017-18 Stakeholder Survey
Published on January 10, 2020
Mywish K. Maredia, Kimsey Savadogo, and Mbene Faye, 2020. The Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes in Senegal: Results from the 2017-18 Stakeholder Survey, FSP Policy Brief 113. -
Land and Opportunity Access: Migration Drivers for Youth and Young Adults in Rural Zambia
Published on January 7, 2020
Megan Bellinger, Milu Muyanga, David Mather, Henry Machina, and Nicole M. Mason, 2019. Land and Opportunity Access: Migration Drivers for Youth and Young Adults in Rural Zambia. FSP Policy Brief 112. -
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Cropland Expansion, and Deforestation in Zambia: Linkages, Processes, and Drivers
Published on January 6, 2020
Hambulo Ngoma, Johanne Pelletier, Brian P Mulenga, and Mitelo Subakanya, 2019. Climate-Smart Agriculture, Cropland Expansion, and Deforestation in Zambia: Linkages, Processes, and Drivers, FSP Policy Brief 111.