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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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Innovation Policy and Scaling

Biren Mendali

Senior Project Manager, HarvestPlus

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Birendra Mendali is a Senior Project Manager in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. He is based in Patna, Bihar, and leads the project “High Zinc Wheat and Rice and High Iron/Zinc Lentils to Improve Nutrition in Bihar and Odisha” funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has more than 18 years of experience in the field of sustainable agriculture, organic agriculture, and market development. He previously worked with TechnoServe India, Reliance Foundation, Chetna Organic, and the Government of Odisha. He holds an MBA in Agribusiness Management.

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