Bart Minten, a Belgian citizen, joined IFPRI as a senior research fellow in December 2006. His research at the New Delhi office will focus on the effects of agri-business development and changes in agricultural marketing on the structure of food systems in South Asia. Prior to joining IFPRI, he most recently was the senior research associate for the Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program in Madagascar. He also has held the position of assistant professor at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, KU Leuven, as well as teaching positions at Cornell University and the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Bart received his Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Cornell University.