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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.

Fear of food crisis in the wake (Bistandsaktuelt Magazine) 

June 12, 2020


Bistandsaktuelt Magazine published an article about COVID-19 leading to a global food crisis. The article referenced an IFPRI study of 600 households that found many people now live on scarce savings and have difficulty in obtaining enough food. Senior Research Fellow Kalle Hirvonen said, “The situation is not dramatic yet. Most have managed to survive on their savings. However, we are at the beginning of the epidemic. Therefore the results are quite serious.” Republished in Fagpressenytt (Norway).

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