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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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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.

East Africa Perspectives on the Book: Agricultural Extension – Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries

October 28, 2020

  • 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Africa/Johannesburg)
  • 9:30 – 11:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 7:00 – 8:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI Ethiopia and IFPRI Malawi are co-organizing a webinar on the recently launched IFPRI book, “Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries“. The book, edited by Kristin Davis, Suresh Babu, and Catherine Ragasa, provides a global overview of agricultural extension and advisory services and assesses and compares extension systems at the national and regional level. It also examines the performance of extension approaches in a selected set of country cases, and shares lessons and policy insights.

Presenters will offer insights on new data from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda, followed by a panel discussion with multisectoral experts.