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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.

Experts encourage students to do food research to overcome the impact of COVID-19 (Antara News) 

June 27, 2020


Antara News published an article stating that agricultural economics experts are encouraging young people to conduct food research to help overcome the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article references IFPRI’s research that warns of a food crisis that could occur, not because of a food prices crisis, but because the economy had plummeted and purchasing power is disrupted. Republished in Liputan 6Tempo.coAntara New Papua, and Krjogja.

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