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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.

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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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Teunis van Rheenen

Senior Director, Science Group Innovative Finance and Resource Mobilization, CGIAR; Director, Business Development and External Relations, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); & Acting Chief of Staff, IFPRI

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Teunis van Rheenen is the Director of Business Development and External Relations in the Director General’s Office, based in Washington, DC. He is also the Senior Director, Science Group Innovative Finance and Resource Mobilization for CGIAR. Dr. Van Rheenen has over 15 years of experience working in CGIAR developing and strengthening strategic partnerships, raising and diversifying funds, and enhancing business development strategies. In this role, he leads engagement with key partners and networks, pursues innovative fundraising activities, and provides strategic support across IFPRI’s offices, divisions, programs, and senior management team. In addition to ensuring that IFPRI’s partnerships and fundraising efforts are well-coordinated, Dr. van Rheenen has also been active in global events and projects that address food and nutrition security challenges and explore food systems transformation in developing countries, particularly in Asia and Africa. From 2006 to 2010 he held the position of Secretary to the IFPRI Board of Trustees.

Before joining IFPRI, Dr. van Rheenen was a Senior Economist at the Agricultural Economics Research Institute in The Hague, The Netherlands, focusing on issues related to nature and the economy. In this capacity, he provided leadership to numerous national and international projects, and successfully participated in many fundraising efforts. Prior to this, at the University of Goettingen, Dr. van Rheenen worked on a project studying natural resource management issues in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. He has extensive knowledge of Africa and worked for four years as the Scientific Coordinator of the Antenne Sahelienne Program in Burkina Faso. For his PhD, which he obtained from the Wageningen Agricultural University, Dr. van Rheenen studied farm-level optimal resource allocation in East Java, Indonesia.

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Meeting report: Food Industries for People and Planet: Towards a new research agenda

2019International Food Policy Research Institute; Centre for European Policy Studies; KU Leuven Public Governance Institute; van Rheenen, Teunis; Vos, Rob
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Meeting report: Food Industries for People and Planet: Towards a new research agenda

Strong partnerships – encompassing organizations and stakeholders from around the world – will form the core of Food Industries for People and Planet (FIPP). This roundtable event served to establish a European Chapter of the FIPP Consortium by bringing together key European research institutes working on food systems and food industries with representatives of major food companies, government agencies, and development agencies. The European Chapter of the FIPP Consortium will engage with ongoing food policy and development cooperation debates for reshaping food systems in Europe and developing countries. The European Chapter will engage with the broader FIPP Consortium so that all stakeholders can jointly benefit from synergies and work together to identify priority research topics and develop a funding strategy.

Year published

2019

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute; Centre for European Policy Studies; KU Leuven Public Governance Institute; van Rheenen, Teunis; Vos, Rob

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS); and KU Leuven Public Governance Institute. 2019. Meeting report: Food Industries for People and Planet: Towards a new research agenda. Washington, DC and Tervuren, Belgium: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Keywords

Innovation; Economic Development; Health; Sustainability; Food Safety; Nutrition; Research Programmes; Food Industry; Food Security; Food Supply Chains; Food Systems

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English

Access/Licence

Open Access

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The role of agriculture for economic development and gender in Iraq: A computable general equilibrium model approach

2016Al-Haboby, Azhr; Breisinger, Clemens; Debowicz, Dario; El-Hakim, Abdul Hussein; Ferguson, Jenna; Telleria, Roberto; van Rheenen, Teunis
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The role of agriculture for economic development and gender in Iraq: A computable general equilibrium model approach

Year published

2016

Authors

Al-Haboby, Azhr; Breisinger, Clemens; Debowicz, Dario; El-Hakim, Abdul Hussein; Ferguson, Jenna; Telleria, Roberto; van Rheenen, Teunis

Citation

Al-Haboby, Azhr; Breisinger, Clemens; Debowicz, Dario; El-Hakim, Abdul Hussein; Ferguson, Jenna; Telleria, Roberto; and van Rheenen, Teunis. 2016. The role of agriculture for economic development and gender in Iraq: A computable general equilibrium model approach. The Journal of Developing Areas 50(2): 431 – 451. https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0094

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Iraq

Keywords

Middle East; Asia; Western Asia; Gender; Mathematical Models; Households; Income Distribution; Vegetables; Computable General Equilibrium Models; Irrigation; Fruits; Women

Language

English

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https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0094 Source record

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Blogs

2019 Global Food Policy Report Rwanda launch: Pushing forward on rural development
IFPRI Blog
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May 09, 2019

2019 Global Food Policy Report Rwanda launch: Pushing forward on rural development

By Nahume Yadene and Teunis van Rheenen

How Rwanda is charting a path on rural revitalization – a discussion.

Events

Advancing Food Systems Transformation: Dialogue between German Development Cooperation and CGIAR
IFPRI Policy Seminar

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February 23, 2022, 9:30 – 11:00 am

Advancing Food Systems Transformation: Dialogue between German Development Cooperation and CGIAR

Virtual Event: Feb 23, 2022 – 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EST. This event focuses on the importance of international food systems research and the science-policy interface for advancing key actions in Germany’s strategic directions for agriculture.

Developing Resilience to Climate Change and Achieving Food Security in West Africa: Follow up Action from the UN Food Systems Summit
IFPRI Policy Seminar

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September 30, 2021, 9:00 – 10:30 am

Developing Resilience to Climate Change and Achieving Food Security in West Africa: Follow up Action from the UN Food Systems Summit

Developing a framework to address climate change through food system research, measuring & tracking resilience programming, & translating strategies. in West Africa.

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UNFSS Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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August 6, 2021, 7:00 – 9:30 am

UNFSS Independent Dialogue: The Critical Role of Agricultural Extension in Advancing the 2030 Agenda: Lessons from the Field and Empirical Evidence

Virtual Event: AUG 6, 2021 – 07:00 AM to 09:30 AM EDT. The objective of this dialogue is to come to a common understanding of how extension can contribute to the SDGs and adapt to future needs. 

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