Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) professor Saweda Liverpool-Tasie has been named as a MSU Foundation Professor by the Michigan State University Foundation. Since 2014, the Michigan State University Foundation has awarded this honor to faculty who have distinguished themselves through exemplary scholarly achievement and clear professional relevance of their work to their discipline. Liverpool-Tasie, who was recently promoted to full professor, focuses on smallholders and market value-chain functioning in Sub-Saharan Africa. She ongoingly emphasizes collaboration with local partners, including researchers, policymakers and civil society to develop innovations that are implementable and effective at reducing poverty and creating more resilient communities.

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