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With research staff from more than 70 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Lilia Bliznashka

Lily Bliznashka is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. Her research focuses on assessing the effectiveness of multi-input nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions and the mechanisms through which they work to improve maternal and child health and nutrition globally. She has worked in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Mary W. Theuri

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Mary W. Theuri is an Administrative Coordinator with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Mary ensures office operations, managing administration, logistics, procurement, and communications run smoothly to support the Kenya Country Program’s strategic and operational goals while upholding institutional standards.

Prior to joining IFPRI, she worked with government, international development and consulting organizations. Mary holds a bachelor’s in Business Management and is currently pursuing a master’s in Business Administration with a focus in Strategic Management.

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IFPRI @ 9th KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference
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May 20 to 22, 2026

IFPRI @ 9th KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference

IFPRI is pleased to participate in the 9th edition of the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) Annual Regional Conference, taking place May 20–22, 2026 in Mombasa, Kenya. The 2026 conference theme is Strengthening Value Chains for Inclusive Growth in Kenya. The KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference is Kenya’s foremost platform for evidence-based […]