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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.

IFPRI outlines food insecurity solutions (The Times)

June 10, 2021


The Times (Malawi) published an article about how IFPRI urged Malawi to consider coming up with long-term solutions to the food insecurity challenge. The Institute has said this in its statement detailing how the country can improve water security and food systems. IFPRI has outlined seven solutions which include strengthening efforts to preserve water-based ecosystems and their functions, improving agriculture water management, reducing water and food losses beyond the farmgate, coordinating water with nutrition and health interventions among others (see Seven solutions to jointly improve water security and food systems outcomes). 

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