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Ahmed Akhter

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Akhter Ahmed

Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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2025 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting

July 27 to 29, 2025

  • 9:00 – 5:00 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 9:00 – 5:00 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 6:30 – 2:30 am (Asia/Kolkata)
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IFPRI is participating in the 2025 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting on July 27– July 29, 2025.

The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) is a not-for-profit association serving the professional interests of members working in agricultural and broadly related fields of applied economics. AAEA members are primarily employed by academic departments and government agencies in the field of agricultural and applied economics. Their work focuses on a combination of teaching, research, and cooperative extension programs. Their research covers a broad range of topics, including commercial agriculture, natural resource and environmental economics, and economic and rural development.

Organized Symposium | 50 Years of IFPRI: Lessons and Priorities for Food Policy in a Changing World

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For more information on the AAEA Annual Meeting, please click HERE.

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