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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.

Climate change is adversely affecting health. Are people aware? (Financial Express) 

August 21, 2022


Financial Express published an article stating that extreme heat waves, wildfires, and several other natural calamities are proof of the impacts of the changing climatic conditions. According to a survey published by IFPRI (See 2022 Global Food Policy Report). The findings of the report also revealed that South Asia is significantly lagging in terms of climate change reforms and mitigation in the region. Moreover, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has also ensured a reduction in climate-related investments. As the report has also predicted that extreme events like intense heat, protracted droughts, and floods are occurring more frequently and with more intensity. Republished in Tromaktiko (Greece), Dostor.  

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