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James Stevenson is a Senior Research Fellow with the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit.

Yunyun Su is Office Manager in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Beijing. Her responsibilities encompass staff management, program implementation, and support of fundraising activities. She holds a master’s degree in agricultural sciences. Languages: Chinese, English

Timothy Sulser is a Senior Scientist in IFPRI’s Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit and works with the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight. He joined IFPRI in 2004 to work on the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) and continues engagement with this important tool. His […]

I have 12 years of professional experience in agronomic research, plant breeding and specialization in seed system of biofortified crops such as cassava, maize, beans, etc. In my professional career, I have held numerous of positions of responsibility in the previous institutions, currently in my current position with CIAT / […]

Johan Swinnen has served as the Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) since January 2020. He is Vice Chair of the Global Research Consortium on Economic Structural Transformation Steering Committee; Commissioner in the Food Systems Economics Commission; Governing Board Member of the World Agriculture Forum; Representative […]

Abdourahmane Sy is a Research Analyst with the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit.

Melkamu Tadesse is a Research Officer with the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit.

Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse is a Senior Research Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Ethiopia. He is a development economist whose recent research covered agricultural transformation; impact evaluation (including impact evaluation of large multi-year public programs); social protection; individual psycho-social characteristics, behaviour, and well-being outcomes; risk and […]

Hiroyuki Takeshima is a Senior Research Fellow in the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit, based in Washington, DC, and has worked in IFPRI’s Nigeria office. His research focuses on agricultural technology adoption under climate change, including agricultural mechanization, seed and varietal technologies, agrifood system transformation and rural economic transformation, public […]

Victor Taleon is a Research Fellow with the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit.