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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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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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Solange Zawadi

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Solange D. Zawadi is the Country Program Manager for the IFPRI Rwanda Strategy Support Program, based in Kigali. She has over 10 years’ experience in non-profit organization leadership and project management including multistakeholder processes, capacity building, operations, and human resources management. Before joining IFPRI, Solange worked for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as the Rwanda Soil Information System (RwaSIS) Project Officer and Coordinator of Projects Administration and Management, supporting all aspects of projects administration and management for the IITA-Rwanda Station. She holds a MA in Sustainable International Development from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Boston, and a BA in Law from the University of Rwanda.

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