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

Outreach Contributions 2006/2007: (Activities listed as most recent from Sept 31, 2007 back to Oct 1, 2006)

• Underappreciated Facts about African Agriculture: Implications for Poverty Reduction and Agricultural Growth Strategies. T.S Jayne. Seminar at African Studies Center, Michigan State University. September 13, 2007.
• 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. PEGnet Conference, Berlin Germany September 6-7, 2007.
• Under-appreciated Aspects of Smallholder Agriculture: Possible Implications for Information System Design. Thom Jayne and Colleagues, Food Security Research Project - Zambia. Presentation to Gates Foundation WorldAgInfo Project Design Team, Agricultural Consultative Forum, Lusaka, Zambia, August 13, 2007.
• Challenges in Using Agriculture as an Engine of Growth and Poverty Alleviation in Sub- Saharan Africa. John Staatz. Presentation to National Association of County Agricultural Agents, Grand Rapids Michigan. July 19, 2007.
• Addressing Problems of Price Instability in Staple Food Value Chains. Thomas Jayne, Investment Centre Seminar, FAO Headquarters, Rome, July 19, 2007.
• Market Development and Agricultural Growth: A Review of Approaches and Survey Evidence. Thomas Jayne, Investment Centre Seminar, FAO Headquarters, Rome, July 17, 2007.
• Mortalidade, HIV e Impactos sobre Famílias Rurais. Cynthia Donovan, Angela Faria, and Maria Selemane. Presentation to the HIV/AIDS working group (SANHA) of the Secretariat for Food Security and Nutrition (SETSAN), Maputo, 20 June 2007.
• Small Farmers and Changing Food Systems in Africa: Emerging Issues and Implications for Governments and Donors. Thom Jayne (with colleagues from Michigan State University). Workshop on "Transformation of Agri-Food Systems: Impacts on Smallholder Agriculture". FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy. May 14-15, 2007.
• Death, AIDS and Agriculture: Challenges and Results of Research in Eastern and Southern Africa. Cynthia Donovan. Presented at the HEPAD Training Workshops at Sokoine University, Morogoro, Tanzania, April 12, 2007 and at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya, April 27.
• A Comparison of Maize Price Stability between Countries Supporting and Restricting Regional Trade. Antony Chapoto and T.S. Jayne. 2nd African Grain Trade Summit Nairobi, Kenya, April 18-19, 2007.
• Grain Marketing Policy at the Crossroads: Challenges for Eastern and Southern Africa. T. Jayne, A. Chapoto, and J. Govereh. Conference on "Staple Food Trade and Market Policy Options for Promoting Development in Eastern and Southern Africa." FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy. March 1-2, 2007.
• Impact Analysis: AIDS and Agriculture, MSU Research in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cynthia Donovan. Presented at the HEPAD Training Workshop at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, April 12, 2007.
• Grain Marketing Policy at the Crossroads: Challenges for Eastern and Southern Africa. T. Jayne, A. Chapoto, and J. Govereh. Conference on "Staple Food Trade and Market Policy Options for Promoting Development in Eastern and Southern Africa." FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy. March 1-2, 2007.
• Markets, Food Aid, and Poverty in Emergency Response: Learning from the 2002/03 Crisis in Southern Africa. David Tschirley. Presented at “Health and Wealth: Linking Policy Developments to Economic Livelihoods in East and Southern Africa”. Society for International Development. Wasingtion D.C. 16 May 2007.
• Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement An Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice. David Tschirley. Presented at the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa. Washington D.C. 25 April, 2007
• The Role of Agriculture in Transformational Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. John Staatz, Duncan Boughton and Steve Haggblade. Presentation to USAID/Africa Bureau Washington, DC April 12, 2007.
• Factors Associated with Farm Households’ Movement Into and Out of Poverty in Kenya: Spatial Analysis, Land Constraints and Diversification. William J. Burke, T.S. Jayne, H. AdeFreeman, P. Kristjanson. Presentation made to ODI's workshop titled: Understanding and addressing spatial poverty traps. Cape Town, 29 March 2007
• Structural Challenges in Fostering Green Revolution(s) in Sub-Saharan Africa. John Staatz. Presentation to University of Ghana-Legon. March 22, 2007.
• Evaluation of the 2006/7 Agricultural Input Supply Programme, Malawi. Interim Report. Imperial College, Wadonda Consult, Michigan State University and Overseas Development Institute. March 2007. Presentation.
• Underappreciated Facts about African Agriculture: Implications for Poverty Reduction and Agricultural Growth Strategies. T.S. Jayne. Seminar at ICRAF/Nairobi. “Under-appreciated Facts about African Agriculture,” March 20, 2007.
• AIDS, Poverty, and Food Security: Challenges for the Next 25 Years. T.S Jayne with colleagues at Michigan State University. Keynote presentation at IFPRI RENEWAL 3 Conference, "AIDS, Poverty, and Food Security:  Challenges for the Next 25 Years," Heia Ranch, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 13, 2007.
• Enhancing African Food Security through Improved Regional Marketing Systems for Food Staples. A Policy Research Agenda for COMESA and Michigan State University (MSU). January 25, 2007
• Vulnerability Assessments and HIV/AIDS: Contributions of research with large sample surveys.  Cynthia Donovan in collaboration with Thom Jayne.  Presentation at the WFP Workshop on HIV/AIDS and Vulnerability Assessments, held in Rome, 22 January 2007.
• Market Participation by Rural Households in a Low- Income Country: An Asset-Based Approach Applied to Mozambique. Duncan Boughton, David Mather, Christopher B. Barrett, Rui Benfica, Danilo Abdula, David Tschirley and Benedito Cunguara. Association of Christian Economists Panel Session on Making Markets Work for the Rural Poor. Chicago USA. Jan 5, 2007.
• Underappreciated Facts about African Agriculture: Implications for Poverty Reduction and Agricultural Growth Strategies. T.S Jayne, with colleagues from Michigan State University. IFAD, Rome. December 5, 2006.
• AIDS, Agriculture, and Food Security: Challenges for the Next 25 Years. T.S. Jayne. Keynote presentation made for World AIDS Day. FAO/Rome. 1 December 2006. Program.
• Cotton Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mozambique Initial Country Report. Duncan Boughton and David Tschirley. Workshop on Multi-Country Review of Cotton Sector Reform Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa World Bank, Washington, D.C. 31 October – 2 November, 2006. Workshop program.
• Strategic Options for Achieving CAADP’s Agricultural Growth Targets. T.S. Jayne, Duncan Boughton
  and colleagues at MSU. Presentation at the SAKSS-SA Regional Workshop. Johannesburg, October 4th, 2006.
• Strengthening Mozambican Capacity for Agricultural Productivity Growth, Policy Analysis, and Poverty Reduction. Gilead Mlay. A Presentation to the SAKSS-SA Regional Workshop in Johannesburg, October 4th 2006.

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