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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.

Timothy Thomas

Timothy Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research focuses on the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity. Tim’s work involves developing innovative methods for simulated climate futures and model coordination between climate, crop, water, energy, and economics.

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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.

The 2017 ReSAKSS-Asia Conference – Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Asia

December 12 to 13, 2017

  • 8:00 – 5:30 pm (Asia/Bangkok)
  • 8:00 – 5:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 6:30 – 4:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

An international conference jointly organized by ReSAKSS-Asia, IFPRI, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), and TVSEP project of Leibniz Universit Hannover with financial support from USAID and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) The conference will be followed by a field trip to Charoen Pokphand (CP) Company’s facilities on Dec 14th.

The objectives are to:

•Exchange experiences and promote cross-country learning in agricultural and rural transformation

•Bring together researchers and analysts with policy makers to disseminate policy research results and encourage dialogue

•Strengthen the ReSAKSS-Asia network, identify emerging policy-relevant research topics, and outline future networking opportunities