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David L. Tschirley is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research focuses on various aspects of food systems, nutrition, and development, incorporating interdisciplinary approaches across several subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Economics and Econometrics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Business and International Management, and General Health Professions.

The scientist has contributed frequently to notable publication venues, including:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Global Food Security
  • The Journal of Development Studies
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Nature Food

David L. Tschirley's recent papers reflect an emphasis on food security, nutrition, and development challenges in diverse populations. Selected publications include:

  • The processed food revolution in African food systems and the double burden of malnutrition, 2020, Global Food Security
  • The Food Systems Dashboard is a new tool to inform better food policy, 2020, Nature Food
  • Youth and Adult Agrifood System Employment in Developing Regions: Rural (Peri-urban to Hinterland) vs. Urban, 2020, The Journal of Development Studies
  • COVID-19's impacts on incomes and food consumption in urban and rural areas are surprisingly similar: Evidence from five African countries, 2022, Global Food Security
  • Consumption of processed food & food away from home in big cities, small towns, and rural areas of Tanzania, 2021, Agricultural Economics

The scientist frequently collaborates with researchers such as Joseph Goeb, Andrew Dillon, Frank Lupi, Thomas Reardon, and Titus O. Awokuse.

Their research covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability

Best Publications

  • A Food-Based Approach Introducing Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Increased Vitamin A Intake and Serum Retinol Concentrations in Young Children in Rural Mozambique

    Jan W. Low;Mary Arimond;Nadia Osman;Benedito Cunguara

  • Smallholder Income and Land Distribution in Africa: Implications for Poverty Reduction Strategies

    Thomas S. Jayne;Takashi Yamano;Michael T. Weber;David Tschirley

  • The Rise of a Middle Class in East and Southern Africa: Implications for Food System Transformation

    David Tschirley;Thomas Reardon;Michael Dolislager;Jason Snyder

  • Rapid transformation of food systems in developing regions: Highlighting the role of agricultural research & innovations

    Thomas Reardon;Rubén G. Echeverría;Julio A. Berdegué;Bart Minten

  • Competition and Coordination in Liberalized African Cotton Market Systems

    Colin Poulton;Peter Gibbon;Benjamine Hanyani-Mlambo;Jonathan Kydd

  • The Processed food revolution in African food systems and the Double Burden of Malnutrition.

    Thomas Reardon;David Tschirley;Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie;Titus Awokuse

  • Africa's unfolding diet transformation: implications for agrifood system employment

    David L Tschirley;Jason Snyder;Michael Dolislager;Thomas Reardon

  • 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

  • The Food Systems Dashboard is a new tool to inform better food policy

    Jessica Fanzo;Lawrence Haddad;Rebecca McLaren;Quinn Marshall

  • Demand for food safety in emerging and developing countries: A research agenda for Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

    David L. Ortega;David L. Tschirley

  • Food aid and food markets: lessons from Mozambique.

    David Tschirley;Cynthia Donovan;Michael T. Weber

  • Food Security Strategies Under Extremely Adverse Conditions: The Determinants of Household Income and Consumption in Rural Mozambique

    David L. Tschirley;Michael T. Weber

  • Organization and Performance of Cotton Sectors in Africa : Learning from Reform Experience

    David L. Tschirley;Colin Poulton;Patrick Labaste

  • Exploring the Logic Behind Southern Africa’s Food Crises

    David L. Tschirley;T.S. Jayne

  • Smallholder agriculture, wage labour and rural poverty alleviation in land-abundant areas of Africa: evidence from Mozambique

    David L. Tschirley;Rui Benfica

  • Food Price Spikes and Strategic Interactions between the Public and Private Sectors: Market Failures or Governance Failures

    Thomas S. Jayne;David L. Tschirley

  • Smallholder Income and Land Distribution in Africa: Implications for Poverty Reduction Strategies

    Thomas Jayne;Takashi Yamano;Michael Weber;David Tschirley

  • Off‐farm Employment and Input Intensification among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Kenya

    Mary K. Mathenge;Melinda Smale;David Tschirley

  • Ensuring the Supply of and Creating Demand for a Biofortified Crop with a Visible Trait: Lessons Learned from the Introduction of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Drought-Prone Areas of Mozambique

    Jan W. Low;Mary Arimond;Nadia Osman;Benedito Cunguara

  • Youth and Adult Agrifood System Employment in Developing Regions: Rural (Peri-urban to Hinterland) vs. Urban

    Michael Dolislager;Thomas Reardon;Aslihan Arslan;Louise Fox

  • IMPROVING KENYA'S DOMESTIC HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND MARKETING SYSTEM: CURRENT COMPETITIVENESS, FORCES OF CHANGE, AND CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE

    Kavoi Mutuku Muendo;David Tschirley

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Lupi
Frank Lupi Michigan State University
Scott M. Swinton
Scott M. Swinton Michigan State University
John B. Kaneene
John B. Kaneene Michigan State University
Peter Gibbon
Peter Gibbon Danish Institute for International Studies
Melinda Smale
Melinda Smale Michigan State University
Lawrence Haddad
Lawrence Haddad Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

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