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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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How a sausage and bacon tax could save hundreds of thousands of lives every year (The Independent)

November 14, 2018

The Independent wrote a news piece about the carcinogenic dangers of consuming red and processed meats.  Research from IFPRI researchers Keith Wiebe and Sherman Robinson was included in the article as they calculated meat taxes for around 150 countries to combat the negative health externality.

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