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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.

Virtual Event – COVID-19 and Developing Country Responses

An official side event of the World Food Prize 2020 Borlaug Dialogue

October 15, 2020

  • 8:00 – 9:00 am (America/New_York)
  • 2:00 – 3:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 5:30 – 6:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is hosting a side event at the World Food Prize 2020 Borlaug Dialogue.

The session will address COVID-19 and Developing-Country Responses, presenting country and regional perspectives including from China, India, Africa south of the Sahara, and a global perspective.

Speakers will offer brief perspectives followed by an engaging q&a session with the virtual audience.

Opening Remarks

Speakers

  • Mahendra Dev, Director (Vice Chancellor), Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
  • Shenggen Fan, CGIAR System Board Member Chair & Professor at the College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
  • Fadel Ndiame, Deputy President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, AGRA
  • Jemimah Njuki, Senior Program Specialist and Coordinator, Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Moderator

  • Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Former Director, Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff, Director General’s Office, IFPRI