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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.

COVID-19 and food: California should have enough, some farms struggle while others thrive, farmworker fears (Capital Public Radio)

March 31, 2020


Capital Public Radio (USA) published an article about possible food shortages. The interview cited from the IFPRI research blog, As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet by Division Director Rob Vos and Senior Research Fellows Will Martin, and David Laborde that stated there are enough stores of staple items globally to prevent shortages. Even in China, food supplies have remained adequate, with some stress on poultry and pork supply chains. The one area where the chain is seeing some disruptions is transporting food to stores


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