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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.

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.

Analysis-Higher U.S. food benefits give legs to dollar stores’ fresh food push (MSN) 

August 26, 2021


MSN published an article stating that dollar stores in the US are likely to see a sales and earnings boost from the Biden administration’s plan to hike food stamp benefits. With the additional $36, senior research fellow, Joseph Glauber stated that “you would expect they would buy more things like meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables because those are high-priced items that tend to be responsive to income changes.”  Republished in U.S. News & World ReportYahoo Finance,  Yahoo NewsReutersYahoo CanadaMarket ScreenerNewsbreakFresh Plaza.com (Spain), and a dozen other major media outlets. 

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