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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.

Obesity boom ‘fuelling rise in malnutrition’ (BBC News)

March 30, 2026


An article on BBC News quotes 2016 Global Nutrition Report co-author and Researcher Lawrence Haddad saying, “We now live in a world where being malnourished is the new normal… It is a world that we must all claim as totally unacceptable.”

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