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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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2013 Award Winners

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Person(s)

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May 21

Kristin Davis

Awarded Outstanding Service Award 2013 from The Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education. The award is presented to an international agricultural and extension educator who has made meritorious service contributions beyond his or her regular employment. Other elements include peer recognition for services beyond normal expectations, dedication and personal sacrifice, and sustained effort over time.

May 21Kristin Davis1st Runner-Up Abstract Presentation Professional division for the paper, “A Framework for Analyzing ‘best-fit’ practices in extension” presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, Fort Worth, Texas.

Jun 21

David Laborde Debucquet

Awarded the distinction of (Global Trade Analysis Project) GTAP Research Fellow for 2013-2016 (for the third time in a row!) by the Center for Global Trade Analysis at Perdue University.