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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.

What humanity should eat to stay healthy and save the planet (Nature)

December 02, 2021


Nature published an article on how what we eat needs to be nutritious and sustainable. Researchers are trying to figure out what that looks like around the world. For researchers exploring future diets in some low- or middle-income nations, one hurdle is finding out what people are eating in the first place. “It’s literally like a black box to me right now,” says senior research fellow Purnima Menon, who has been studying diets in India. The data on what people are eating are a decade old, she says.

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