Thomas Jayne

Thomas Jayne is University Foundation Professor Emeritus of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA), the African Association of Agricultural Economists, and a Lifetime Honorary Member of the International Association of Agricultural Economists. His work focuses on food systems resilience and transformation, land markets, sustainable agricultural intensification, and institutional capacity development. He has mentored dozens of young African professionals and supported the creation and development of African-led agricultural policy research institutes. He has received numerous research excellence awards, including the 2009 Outstanding Article Award in Agricultural Economics and the 2017 AAEA Memorial Prize for Applied Policy Analysis. He is the guitarist and digeridooist in a band called Whorled.