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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.

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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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 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

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  • At high level dialogue, Stakeholders Rally Support for Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture (National Update/Punch)

    October 24, 2024

    This article published by National Update (Nigeria) wrote about a recent high-level dialogue on the CGIAR HER+ initiative in Abuja held on October 9, 2024, that aimed to address barriers women face in Nigeria’s agrifood sector.


  • Steven Were Omamo joins IFPRI as the new Director of the Development Strategies and Governance Unit

    October 07, 2024

    IFPRI is pleased to announce that Steven Were Omamo joins IFPRI as the new Director of the DSG Unit.


  • Tale of two villages: In Malawi, farmers point the way as drought drives hunger (WFP/AllAfrica/Relief Web)

    September 12, 2024

    The WFP story shared by All Africa and Relief Web quotes Jan Duchoslav and Joachim De Weerdt (IFPRI Malawi) on the food security crisis in the country.


  • Swachh Bharat Mission averted 60,000-70,000 infant deaths between 2011 & 2020, shows Nature study (The Print)

    September 05, 2024

    IFPRI Researchers analyzed infant & under-5 mortality data from 35 states, 640 districts. Research praised by PM Modi on X.


  • Ruth Hill joins IFPRI as the new Director of the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit

    September 03, 2024

    Ruth Hill joins IFPRI as the new Director of its Markets, Trade, and Institutions (MTI) Unit, starting September 3, 2024. 


  • Trade can support climate change mitigation and adaptation in Africa’s agricultural sector, new data shows

    August 29, 2024

    New report analyzes trade performance amid pressure points from climate change, water use, and carbon emissions, with recommendations for sustainable practices.


  • Sudan’s catastrophe: farmers could offer quick post-war recovery, if peace is found

    August 13, 2024

    Despite the stark reality, there is a potential path forward for Sudan, believe IFPRI experts.


  • Pivotal: Confronting hunger and poverty in Nigeria (Africa Independence Television)

    July 08, 2024

    Nigeria’s current economic crisis continues to attract media attention. On 26 June 2024 Africa Independence Television (AIT) hosted a panel discussion on the television program “Pivotal” focused on confronting hunger and poverty. The panel, moderated by Nabila Usman, included Kwaw Andam, Country Program Leader, IFPRI-Nigeria, Andrew Mamudu, Country Director, Action Aid, and Abdullahi Mohammad, Associate, […]


  • Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record (The Conversation Africa)

    July 08, 2024

    An op-ed by IFPRI’s Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos analyses Sudan’s ongoing severe food crisis: “After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record. The latest situation report, released on 27 June, reveals a grim picture: more than half the population of 47.2 million is […]


  • Global crisis: 1.7 billion people in urban and peri-urban areas face food insecurity

    July 02, 2024

    New UN report highlights urgent need to strengthen urban and peri-urban food systems for global food security and nutrition.