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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

‘Instead of coronavirus, the hunger will kill us.’ A global food crisis looms (New York Times) 

April 22, 2020


The New York Times reported on the global food crisis, a result of the COVID-19 health crisis. Director General Johan Swinnen, stated that there is no shortage of food globally, or mass starvation from the pandemic — yet. But logistical problems in planting, harvesting and transporting food will leave poor countries exposed in the coming months, especially those reliant on imports. 

Republished in several major international outlets including MSN South AfricaMSN DenmarkMSN CanadaMoney ControlNews 18ACQ5 MagazineNew Express News (India), Sepe (Greece), One News Page (US), Sri Lanka Two, Gulf News, MENA English, The New Nation (Bangladesh), Uma (in) certa antropologia (Brazil), New York Times (Live Coronavirus Outbreak Updates – “Economic Chaos Fuels Hunger and Strongmen), Clarin (Argentina), NSC Total (Brazil), Keep the Faith.