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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.

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Kinya Kaibung’a is a Research Officer with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has a keen interest in leveraging machine learning, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies to boost climate resilience and food security in smart agriculture systems.

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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.
Senior Research Analyst

Josue Niyonsingiza is a Senior Research Analyst in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Kigali, Rwanda. Josue contributes to the research work of the Rwanda Strategy Support Program and of the Strengthening Food Systems to Promote Increased Value Chain Employment Opportunities for Youth project. His areas of interest include agricultural development and policy, youth labor markets, rural development, climate change and related shocks, food security, and the environment, including natural resources and sustainable land use. Prior to joining IFPRI, he worked as a consultant for The World Bank Group. He holds a master’s degree in Global Human Development from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.