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Ramesh CV is a Senior Specialist, Monitoring & Evaluation, for HarvestPlus in the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience Unit, based in Hyderabad, India. Ramesh oversees program monitoring, evaluation, and learning in India. He worked previously in international and national development organizations and holds a master’s degree in Computer Science.

Lorena Danessi Troncon is a Senior Administrative Coordinator based in Washington, DC. She supports the Directors for both the Strategy & Partnerships,  and the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience units. Languages Spoken: Spanish (native), English

Maram Darwish is a Senior Research Assistant with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

Stephen Davies is a Nonresident Fellow with the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience Unit at IFPRI. He was the Program Leader for the USAID/IFPRI Pakistan Strategy Support Program and the Pakistan Agricultural Capacity Enhancement (PACE) Project from 2013 until 2018.  He is also an Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Economics at Colorado […]

Kristin Davis is a Senior Research Fellow in the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience Unit. A U.S. national, Davis joined IFPRI in 2004 as a postdoctoral fellow and is based in South Africa. She leads projects conducting research, strengthening capacity, and engaging policymakers on GenAI-enabled agricultural extension, nature-positive solutions, behavioral change, […]

Claire Davis is a Manager for Editorial Services in the Communications and Public Affairs Unit, based in Washington, DC.

Alan de Brauw is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit at IFPRI, and a Fellow of the Global Labor Organization. At IFPRI, he previously worked in the leadership of two CGIAR research programs and has managed several multi-country projects. Much of his research involves primary […]

Joachim De Weerdt is a Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader in IFPRI’s Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He is currently based in Lilongwe, where he heads IFPRI’s Malawi Country Office, engaging in research and outreach activities to support evidence-based policymaking, while building in-country capacity. He has published extensively on […]

Barun Pal is a Research Coordinator in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit working on various current research issues relevant to agricultural sector development in South Asia, with special focus on India. He studies the impact of climate-smart agriculture on future GHG emissions from the agriculture sector in India, the impact […]

Samson Dejene is a Research Analyst with the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit.