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

Cash, on delivery: How India has taken up DBT in the times of COVID-19 (Down to Earth) 

July 14, 2020


Down to Earth (India) published an article about the direct benefit transfer system that India employed to help people tide over the ongoing health and economic crises. Senior Research Fellow Anjani Kumar believes that the scheme is working. “In the last few days, I spoke to 40 to 50 beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who have Jan Dhan accounts and are getting the money.”

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