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David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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    Fakunle Aremu

    Regional Policy Advisor

    AREMU Fakunle John is a Senior Agribusiness and Policy Advisor professional with experience and expertise in national policy and advocacy, regional trade, agro-commodity supply chain, market system, business development management of enterprises in Nigeria, Ghana and selected West African countries. He supports and strengthens the establishment of policy advocacy groups […]

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    Richard Ariong

    Research Analyst

    Richard M. Ariong is a passionate Research Analyst in the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. He joined IFPRI in 2020 and is based in Kampala, Uganda. Richard’s research focuses on value chains and food systems development, agricultural technology adoption, behavioral economics, and agricultural policy. He leverages various econometric methodologies extensively […]

  • Bishal Aryal

    Senior Program Manager

    Bishal Aryal is a Senior Program Manager with the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit.

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    Seth Asante

    Senior Research Officer

    Seth Asante is a Senior Research Officer with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

  • Thomas Assefa

    Associate Research Fellow

    Thomas Woldu Assefa is an Associate Research Fellow in the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. He is a development economist whose research interests include agricultural technology adoption, rural development, agricultural transformation, behavioral economics, agricultural extension and advisory services, food and nutrition security, and survey methods and measurements. Most of his […]

  • Zin Wai Aung

    Research Analyst

    Zin Wai Aung is a Research Analyst with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

  • Rasmi Avula

    Research Fellow

    Rasmi Avula is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. Her research focuses on understanding processes and determinants that influence program implementation and their impact on nutrition. As part of a large portfolio of work under POSHAN (Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition […]

  • Carlo Azzarri

    Senior Research Fellow

    Carlo Azzarri is a Senior Research Fellow in the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit, currently based in Rome. His interests include the relationships among poverty, nutrition, food security, agriculture, environment, production, and migration, analyzed at both the micro- and macroeconomic levels, mostly through quantitative methods. He led the evaluation of […]

  • Suresh Babu

    Research Fellow Emeritus

    Suresh Babu is an impact-oriented international agricultural development leader, program manager, policy impact analyst and communicator with over 25 years of experience in food systems transformation, innovation, and evidence-based program development and implementation. Based on data-driven policy analysis, policy advice, and institutional strengthening, he designed and implemented multicounty and multidisciplinary […]

  • Fantu Bachewe

    Fantu Bachewe

    Research Coordinator

    Fantu Nisrane Bachewe is a Research Coordinator in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. Fantu primarily coordinates research for the project on Strengthening Food Systems to Promote Increased Value Chain Employment Opportunities for Youth, funded by Mastercard. His research covers a range of topics including productivity […]