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Pamela Stedman-Edwards is a Senior Editor with the Communications and Public Affairs (CPA) Unit.

James Stevenson is a Senior Research Fellow with the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience 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 […]

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  in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. He has conducted research on agricultural trade in Africa, informal cross-border trade, food security, trade cost analysis, and the economic impacts of trade policies, including the AfCFTA. He is also involved in the development of data tools […]

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 IFPRI’s Agrifood Innovation and Resilience Unit, based in Washington, DC, and previously served in IFPRI’s Nigeria office. His research examines agricultural technology adoption and agrifood system transformation under climate change, conflict, and market uncertainty. Recent work spans agricultural mechanization; seed systems and […]

Victor Taleon is a Research Fellow with the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience Unit.