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Nada is a Research Associate. Before Joining IFPRI, she worked as an Economist at Towson University’s Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI) in Maryland, USA. She has also worked as a Consultant for both IFPRI and the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) as well as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in […]

Khalid Siddig is a Senior Research Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit and Program Leader for the Sudan Strategy Support Program. He is an agricultural economist with a focus on examining the impacts of potential shocks and the allocation of resources on economic growth, environmental sustainability, and income […]

Sonjida Mesket Simi is a Research Analyst in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before joining IFPRI, she worked with International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B).

Vartika Singh is an Associate Research Fellow in the Agrifood Innovation and Resilience (AIR) Unit.  She works on sustainable food systems, agricultural policy, and equitable climate action with a focus on South Asia. Her research examines pathways for sustainable transformation using integrated assessment modeling to analyze interactions across food, land, […]

Edwin Siyame is a Research Analyst in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in IFPRI’s Malawi office, where he supports the IFPRI team in conducting research on various issues to generate evidence to influence policy changes and reviews. Edwin has worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the […]

Jie Song joined IFPRI in July 2018 as a Research Analyst in the Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD). Prior to joining IFPRI, Jie worked with the Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation (gui2de) in Tanzania on the evaluation of Tanzania’s education reform and interned at the World […]

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

Gotada Suliman is a Research Analyst in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He is an economist with strong interests in development economics, fragility and conflict, and poverty reduction, with research focused on rural development, resilience and livelihoods, and private sector development. Prior to joining IFPRI, he worked as an […]