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Who we are

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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What we do

Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

Where we work

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Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 480 employees working in over 70 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

Enhancing cross-sectoral problem solving and collaboration

Air pollution and poverty. Biodiversity loss and malnutrition. Climate change and inequality. Across the health, development and environment sectors, we know that the world’s biggest challenges are interconnected—and so are the solutions.

As one of the four founding organizations—the others being The Nature Conservancy, PATH and Duke University—IFPRI supports the vision and mission of the Bridge Collaborative which seeks for the health, development and environment communities jointly solving today’s complex, interconnected challenges. By inspiring a community of leaders and practitioners from across disciplines, sectors and perspectives, the Collaborative is developing a shared evidence base for solutions that bridge inclusive development and environmental sustainability.

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