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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.

David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

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IFPRI currently has more than 480 employees working in over 70 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

“Innovative Approaches to Tackling Urban Hunger and Malnutrition”

DC

1201 Eye St. NW

12th Floor Conference Center

Washington, United States

September 12, 2017

  • 12:15 – 1:15 pm (America/New_York)
  • 6:15 – 7:15 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 9:45 – 10:45 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI Staff Retreat: Keynote Address | Nancy Roman

On September 12th, Nancy Roman, President & CEO at Partnership for a Healthier America, delivered the keynote address at IFPRI’s annual staff retreat during which she explored the innovative approaches needed to address urban hunger and malnutrition.

Roman concluded that public sector and civil society organizations working in the hunger relief space—including research institutions like IFPRI—must engage with private sector companies to achieve food security and nutrition in the USA and beyond.

See the blog post here.