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Nina Jovanovic is an Associate Research Fellow in the Development Strategy and Governance Division based in Cairo, Egypt. Her dissertation looked at the effects of technology adoption decisions made by smallholder farmers with incomplete information. She completed her PhD in Agricultural Economics at Purdue University in 2023.

Razin Kabir is a Senior Program Manager in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research interests include agricultural value chain performance and food and nutrition security issues. His ongoing work includes investigating the impact of cluster farming initiatives on productivity and livelihoods for shrimp farmers, […]

Kinya Kaibung’a is a Research Officer with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has a keen interest in leveraging machine learning, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies to boost climate resilience and food security in smart agriculture systems. She has previously worked with the Kenya Institute […]

Olatundun Kalejaiye is a Nutrition and Post Harvest Manager in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit, based in Abuja, Nigeria. She is a versatile public health nutrition expert. In her work, she develops and supports effective food systems that incorporate biofortified crops and foods. She initiates […]

Abul Kamar is a Senior Research Analyst in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in the South Asia Office in New Delhi. Presently, he works on the Regional Trade and Agricultural Transformation in the Bay of Bengal Countries project and the Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region […]

Pravalika Kancha is a Data Associate in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. She analyzes iron and zinc micronutrients in different crops using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) machines. She received a post graduate diploma in Biotechnology (PGDBT) from Acharya Nagarjuna University and a B.Tech. from Jawaharlal Nehru […]

Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She is also a Non-Resident Fellow at both the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR) and the Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). Naureen’s research uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how public policy design […]

Md. Aminul Karim is a Research Analyst in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, working on climate change and agriculture. Prior to joining IFPRI in 2023, Aminul worked at 3ie, the Community Development Center (CODEC), and Innovision Consulting. He has extensive experience in qualitative and quantitative methods as well as […]

Edward Kato is a Senior Research Analyst with the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit.

Cynthia Kazembe is a Communications Manager in IFPRI’s Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in the Malawi office. She leads the country program’s communications strategy, media engagement, and stakeholder outreach, with a focus on translating research into policy-relevant insights. She also supports project management, monitoring and evaluation, and donor reporting. […]