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Vartika Singh is a Senior Research Analyst in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, based in New Delhi, and a Senior Research Officer at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Humboldt University in Berlin and a guest researcher at the Potsdam Institute for […]

Tushar Singh is a Senior Research Analyst in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit. He has experience in agricultural research and impact evaluation and most recently worked for Precision Development (PxD), where he was responsible for implementing randomized controlled trials focused on mobile-phone-based agricultural extension systems. He holds a BA […]

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 […]

Jenny (Cairns) Smart is a Senior Program Manager in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in Washington, DC. She is the Senior Program Manager for the IFPRI-led CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration and supports the ILRI-led CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality. Prior to this, Jenny was Senior […]

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 […]

David J. 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 […]

Pamela Stedman-Edwards is a Editorial Services Manager with the Communications and Public Affairs (CPA) Unit.

James Stevenson is a Senior Research Fellow with the Innovation Policy and Scaling 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 […]