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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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John Ulimwengu

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John Ulimwengu is a Senior Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He currently works on food systems mapping in selected African countries. His research interests include poverty dynamics, agricultural productivity, and rural development. Since 2007, John has been involved in strategic research on the transformation of food systems in Africa under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) agenda, and has served as the Africa-wide coordinator of the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS). He has co-developed an interactive spatial typology tool for food and nutrition security being used in several countries. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics and master’s degree in Economics from Ohio State University, as well as a master’s degree in Development Economics from Williams College, Massachusetts.

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Approaches to analysing labour productivity in agriculture and food systems

2024Ulimwengu, John M.; Odjo, Sunday P.; Magne-Domgho, Lea
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Approaches to analysing labour productivity in agriculture and food systems

Year published

2024

Authors

Ulimwengu, John M.; Odjo, Sunday P.; Magne-Domgho, Lea

Citation

Ulimwengu, John M.; Odjo, Sunday P.; and Magne-Domgho, Lea. 2024. Approaches to analysing labour productivity in agriculture and food systems. In Handbook on Public Policy and Food Security, eds. Sheryl L. Hendriks and Suresh C. Babu. Chapter 21, Pp. 214-222. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839105449.00026

Keywords

Labour Productivity; Agriculture; Food Systems; Econometrics; Parametric Programming; Stochastic Models

Language

English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839105449.00026 Source record

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Journal Article

Uncovering the gap: Assessing the compliance of the Canadian food availability with dietary recommendations and its impact on the environment

2024Abe-Inge, Vincent; Kwofie, Ebenezer M.; Kubow, Stan; Orsat, Valérie; Ulimwengu, John M.
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Uncovering the gap: Assessing the compliance of the Canadian food availability with dietary recommendations and its impact on the environment

Year published

2024

Authors

Abe-Inge, Vincent; Kwofie, Ebenezer M.; Kubow, Stan; Orsat, Valérie; Ulimwengu, John M.

Citation

Abe-Inge, Vincent; Kwofie, Ebenezer M.; Kubow, Stan; Orsat, Valérie; and Ulimwengu, John. 2023. Uncovering the gap: Assessing the compliance of the canadian food availability with dietary recommendations and its impact on the environment. Global Food Security 40(March 2024): 100736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100736

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Canada

Keywords

Americas; Diet; Food Intake; Food Supply; Sustainability; Dietary Guidelines; Animal Source Foods

Language

English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100736 Source record

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Working Paper

Building community resilience for food security in a shock-prone country

2024Ulimwengu, John M; Collins, Julia; Tefera, Wondwosen; Kurtz, Julie
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Building community resilience for food security in a shock-prone country

In a world rocked by environmental, political, and economic shocks, achieving resilience has emerged as a goal because it captures the essence of well-being over time despite the inevitable ups and downs captured in snapshots of present circumstances. After decades of conflict and environmental shocks in South Sudan, including the eruption of civil war in 2013 shortly after its independence in 2011, communities there lack stability and suffer from exorbitantly high rates of food insecurity, poor health indicators, and low educational and livelihood opportunities. International development agencies have sought to support South Sudan, but years of financial investment have failed to alleviate recurrent humanitarian crises. This paper outlines a general framework for resilience and resilience measurement, assesses initial baseline data collected from South Sudan, and builds a novel quantitative and qualitative methodology for measuring community resilience in countries like South Sudan burdened by shocks and weak institutions.

Year published

2024

Authors

Ulimwengu, John M; Collins, Julia; Tefera, Wondwosen; Kurtz, Julie

Citation

Ulimwengu, John M.; Collins, Julia; Tefera, Wondwosen; and Kurtz, Julie. 2024. Building community resilience for food security in a shock-prone country. AKADEMIYA2063 Working Paper Series 9. AKADEMIYA2063

Keywords

South Sudan; Africa; Shock; Resilience; Civil Conflict; Food Security

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.54067/awps.009 Source record

Record type

Working Paper

Blogs

Who benefited from the Congo's peace dividend?
IFPRI Blog
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April 17, 2019

Who benefited from the Congo’s peace dividend?

By Wim Marivoet, Tom De Herdt, and John Ulimwengu

New research suggests the Democratic Republic of the Congo missed an important opportunity to combat its devastating poverty.

Congo’s new agro-industrial park isn’t perfect, but deserves a chance to grow
IFPRI Blog
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August 27, 2018

Congo’s new agro-industrial park isn’t perfect, but deserves a chance to grow

By John Ulimwengu

An ambitious project to build food security has run into some problems, but is still in its early phases.

Events

Africa’s Food Systems Forum (AGRF) 2023 Summit
IFPRI at External Event

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September 5 to 8, 2023

Africa’s Food Systems Forum (AGRF) 2023 Summit

Event: September 5, 2023 – 3:00 AM to September 8, 2023 – 7:30 AM EDT. IFPRI is participating in Africa’s Food Systems Forum (AGRF) 2023 Summit.

IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses – Considerations for Africa
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June 22, 2023, 9:00 – 10:30 am

IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses – Considerations for Africa

Virtual Event: June 22, 2023 – 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT. The virtual Africa discussion will feature a distinguished panel of experts to discuss the report’s key findings and recommendations and implications for Africa and its regions.

Taking Stock of Africa’s Agrifood Processing Sector
IFPRI Policy Seminar

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February 9, 2023, 8:00 – 9:30 am

Taking Stock of Africa’s Agrifood Processing Sector

Virtual Event: February 9, 2023 – 8:00 AM- 9:30 AM EST. During this event key research findings and policy recommendations of the 2022 ATOR will be presented and discussed by a distinguished panel of representatives from academia, the private sector, and international and regional organizations engaged in strengthening Africa’s agri-food processing sector.

News

September 06, 2023 | In the News

Unpacking the 2023 Africa agriculture assessment report (CNBC Africa) 

CNBC Africa interviewed John Ulimwengu, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow and the technical editor and lead researcher of the Africa Agriculture Status Report 2023, launched on September 6 at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF). .  The Report titled “Empowering Africa’s Food Systems for the Future” highlights the ways in which Africa is uniquely positioned to redefine its future and […]

August 24, 2018 | In the News

Congo’s maiden agro-industrial park isn’t perfect, but it isn’t a failure (DEVEX)

Devex published an op-ed by IFPRI Senior Research Fellow John Ulimwengu, who detailed Congo’s move towards structural transformation in the agricultural sector with the establishment of their first special economic zone in Bukanga Lonzo.  Created to boost production, encourage private and foreign capital investments, and increase agricultural exports, the agrobusiness park is home to tremendous […]

May 22, 2018 | In the News

Africa’s green revolution stumbles at Congo project to solve food shortages (Reuters)

Exploring reasons behind failure of a Congolese agro-industrial project, Reuters interviews John Ulimwengu.