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Dr. Purnima Menon is Senior Director for Food and Nutrition Policy.  She also serves as Acting Director for Transformation Strategies (as of January 2025).  In this dual role, Dr. Menon works closely with IFPRI’s Director General and IFPRI’s research unit directors to manage IFPRI’s global research strategy. Dr. Menon has […]

Ryan Miller is a Senior Digital Information Specialist in the Communication and Public Affairs Unit in Knowledge Management. He has worked on managing the DSpace institutional repository and as a library tools systems administrator.

Nicholas Minot is a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Since joining IFPRI in 1997, he has conducted research on the impact of trade policy on poverty, agricultural market reform in Africa, value chains, income diversification, spatial patterns in poverty, high-value agriculture, food price transmission, and […]

Bart Minten, a Belgian citizen, is a Senior Research Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. Since 2020, he has been out-posted in Yangon, Myanmar, as the Program Leader of the Myanmar Strategy Support Program, focusing on research, capacity building, and outreach and communication of research related to food […]

Lilas Misenga is a Research Associate – Nutrition with the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit.

Bhumika Mishra is a Research Analyst with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

Abhijeet Mishra is an Associate Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research interests include future sustainable pathways for the global land-use system and the trade-offs between land-based mitigation, food security, and other sustainable development goals. Before joining IFPRI, he worked in the land-use management group at […]

Rewa Misra is the Head of National Policy and Innovative Financing in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. She is responsible for supporting the scale-up of biofortification through policy and partnerships with governments and multilateral financial institutions. Through her work, Rewa helps to develop public-private investment […]

Shima Mohamed is a Research Analyst in the Development and Strategies and Governance Unit. She is an economist with over 10 years of experience and a strong interest in political economy, fragility, private sector development, and the role of micro, small, and medium enterprises. Shima’s prior experience includes working as […]

Belay is a Research Officer in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Belay has a diverse background that includes development research, banking, and academia. Previously, Belay spent three years as a Research Officer with IFPRI’s Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (ESSP), where he played a pivotal role in several research projects. […]