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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Elodie Becquey

Elodie Becquey is a Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, based in IFPRI’s West and Central Africa office in Senegal. She has over 15 years of research experience in diet, nutrition, and food security in Africa, including countries such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, and Tanzania.

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Nutrition, Diets, and Health

Elyse Iruhiriye

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Elyse Iruhiriye is an Associate Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. At IFPRI, her research has focused on impact evaluations of integrated nutrition and health programs and integrated agriculture and nutrition programs. She has focused on qualitative process evaluation surveys and cost-effectiveness studies of these programs. Elyse holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Boston University. She is fluent in French and Kirundi.

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The cost of improving nutritional outcomes through food aid programs: Is more and longer better?
IFPRI Blog
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November 20, 2020

The cost of improving nutritional outcomes through food aid programs: Is more and longer better?

By Jef L. Leroy, Jessica Heckert, Deanna K. Olney, Susan Richter, Elyse Iruhiriye, Marie T. Ruel, and Tracy Brown

Evidence shows that these programs can work, but are the costs reasonable?

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10th annual Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week
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June 16 to 26, 2025

10th annual Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week

IFPRI is participating in the 10th annual Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week from June 16-26, 2025. The ANH Academy Week is a series of annual events that bring together the community of researchers, practitioners and policymakers working at the intersection of agriculture, food systems, nutrition and health. The objective of the ANH Academy […]

From Commitments to Impact: Analyzing the Global Commitments Toward Promoting Food Security and Healthy Diets
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February 6, 2024, 9:00 – 10:30 am

From Commitments to Impact: Analyzing the Global Commitments Toward Promoting Food Security and Healthy Diets

Hybrid Event: February 6, 2024 at 9:00am-10:30am EST. This event will shed light on commitments already made, share research results on the potential of current commitments to achieve a focused set of food and nutrition security goals, and foster continued dialogue with global advocacy partners.