Suneetha Kadiyala is a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Since joining IFPRI in 2002, she has played a key role in the Regional Network on AIDS Livelihoods and Food Security (RENEWAL), an initiative coordinated by IFPRI. A nutritionist, for the last 12 years, her research has focused on HIV, livelihoods, food and nutrition security in eastern and southern Africa. She now co-leads "HIV and Nutrition Security" theme under RENEWAL.

Since November 2008, Suneetha is based in IFPRI’s Regional Office in New Delhi. She is also currently the South Asia focal point for the Agriculture and Health Research Platform (AHRP). Her work in India focuses on tackling the agriculture-nutrition disconnect in India. Suneetha has a PhD in International Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from the School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston.