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Ahmed Akhter

Akhter Ahmed

Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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The cross-question. Eugenio Díaz Bonilla: “The current discussion is how to coordinate decent employment, healthy diets and environmental sustainability” (La Nacion)

July 12, 2021


La Nacion published an interview with senior research fellow and head of the Latin America and Caribbean RegionEugenio Díaz-Bonilla, who argues that joint initiatives should be promoted in the region to resolve urgent dilemmas such as growth, environmental sustainability, and job creation. The all-encompassing interview tackles problems and potential solutions, discusses where the international community was on issues in LAC, where development is today, and what to look for in the future. 

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