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Who we are

With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Ruth Meinzen-Dick

Ruth Meinzen-Dick is a Senior Research Fellow in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit. She has extensive transdisciplinary research experience in using qualitative and quantitative research methods. Her work focuses on two broad (and sometimes interrelated) areas: how institutions affect how people manage natural resources, and the role of gender in development processes. 

Where we work

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Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

From Good to Great

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International Food Policy Research Institute

2033 K Street, NW. Fourth Floor Conference Facility

Washington, United States

May 22, 2012

  • 4:15 – 5:30 pm (America/New_York)
  • 10:15 – 11:30 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 1:45 – 3:00 am (Asia/Kolkata)

Bringing Impact to Scale at the World Food Programme

How can the World Food Programme (WFP) better meet the urgent needs of the poorest and most vulnerable while building the capacity of nations and peoples to feed themselves? As the WFP’s new Executive Director, Ertharin Cousin is leading the world’s largest food assistance agency at a time of complex new challenges and unprecedented opportunities. Come hear her vision and plans for a WFP that is more agile, accountable and transparent, with policies, programs and partnerships that are evidence-based, results-focused and responsive to local experience and expertise.

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