MSU Food Security Group

🚨 Happening TODAY at 11 AM EST! 🚨 The next session of the Tough Questions Webinar Series is almost here! Join us as we explore The Research-to-Policy Pipeline—how research shapes (or struggles to shape) real-world policy decisions. 📅 Today – February 19, 2025 ⏰ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST 🔗 Register & Join Here: https://bit.ly/3D0zzGS 💡 Don’t miss insights from: ✅ Dr. Bhavani Shankar – University of Sheffield ✅ Dr. David Tschirley – Michigan State University ✅ Dr. Danielle Resnick – IFPRI & Brookings Institution ✅ Aidan Coville – World Bank If you haven't registered yet, there’s still time! Sign up and join the conversation on how we can bridge the gap between research and policy action. 📢 More details: https://lnkd.in/ga7mT-HA #ResearchToPolicy #EvidenceBasedPolicy #InternationalDevelopment #Webinar #ToughQuestions

🔎 The Research-to-Policy Pipeline – A Tough Questions Webinar 🎟 Register Now: https://bit.ly/3D0zzGS 📅 Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST The road from research to policy implementation is often challenging and unpredictable. This session brings together global experts to explore how research findings are translated into real-world policies—and the barriers that get in the way. Panelists: Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Professorial Research Fellow, University of Sheffield Profile: https://lnkd.in/ghXzH4Rz Dr. David Tschirley, Professor and Managing Director, Food Security Group, Michigan State University Profile: https://lnkd.in/gjYm6hqZ Dr. Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI & Brookings Institution Profile: https://lnkd.in/gH5bdUPM Aidan Coville, Senior Economist, World Bank Profile: https://lnkd.in/gSVqxXyT Why Attend? Explore the factors that accelerate or slow research adoption in policymaking Learn strategies to effectively communicate research findings to decision-makers Gain practical insights from global professionals working at the intersection of research and policy 🎟 Register Now: https://bit.ly/3D0zzGS 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ga7mT-HA #Webinar #PolicyImpact #EvidenceBasedPolicy #ResearchToAction

🚀 The Tough Questions Webinar Series Is Here! 🚀 Session 1: Ethical Dilemmas in International Development Research 📅 Thursday, January 30, 2025 ⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST This inaugural session explores ethical challenges, including power dynamics and community engagement. Panelists: Dr. Kurt Richter, Michigan State University Dr. Anna Josephson, University of Arizona Dr. Sarah Janzen, University of Illinois Dr. Laura Schmitt-Olabisi, Michigan State University 📍 Register Now: http://bit.ly/40lhefB 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/40D5CpC

During this week's USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab Council 2024 Regional Partner’s Meeting, FSG’s Professor Saweda Liverpool-Tasie briefs the Innovation Lab directors on the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development’s (BIFAD) report and recommendations to USAID regarding climate change research. BIFAD is a presidentially appointed advisory board working to ensure USAID brings the assets of U.S. universities to bear on development challenges in agriculture and food security. https://lnkd.in/eY2d_Uux

This week, USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab leaders, many of their local partners, government officials from Nepal and other key stakeholders are coming together for the USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab Council 2024 Regional Partner’s Meeting, “Translating Research to Action – Opportunities for Evidence-Based Scaling of Agri-Food Systems Innovations.” Hosted in Kathmandu, Nepal, this gathering provides opportunities for learning across Labs and partners regarding their experience in bringing Lab innovations to scale. David Tschirley, director of the USAID-funded Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Policy and Influence (PRCI), set the tone of the gathering in one of the meeting’s two keynote addresses. In his presentation, entitled “Innovation, localization, and the messy path to nth-best scaled solutions." The bottom-line message from Tschirley’s presentation is that transformation and innovation are happening without any input from ILs, and the job of ILs is to understand these processes of transformation and “figure out how to bring added value to them” through their research and potential innovations. Check out more at the following link: https://lnkd.in/eKDpHH9G