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Presented in partnership with Cornell Global Development and the Institute for African Development

Overview

The 2021 STAARS Fellows will present their research projects. Each Fellow will get 40 minutes to present followed by 15 minutes for questions. Coffee, tea, and light breakfast fare will be available during each session.

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

  • Register
  • Location: 102 Mann Library
  • 9:00 – 9:05: Welcome
  • 9:05 – 10:00: Laura Barasa, University of Nairobi, Kenya: Weather Shocks and Household Consumption in Tanzania: Does Crop Diversification Matter?
  • 10:00 – 10:05: Closing remarks

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

  • Register
  • Location: 102 Mann Library
  • 8:30 – 8:35: Welcome
  • 8:35 – 9:30: Babatope Akinyemi, Michigan State University: Impact of Home-Grown School Feeding on Household Food Security in Nigeria
  • 9:30 – 9:45: Coffee/tea break
  • 9:45 – 10:40: Tekalign Sakketa, German Development Institute: Insuring against drought, protection from conflict: Evidence from Ethiopia and Kenya
  • 10:40 – 10:45: Closing remarks

Want to learn more about the STAARS Fellows? Check out more information on the Chris Barrett website.

Date & Time

April 12, 2022 - April 13, 2022
9:00 am - 10:45 am

More information about this event.

Contact Information

Kelsey Lynn Schreiber

Speaker

Laura Barasa, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Babatope Akinyemi, Michigan State University

Tekalign Sakketa, German Development Institute

Departments

Global Development Section

Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

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