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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.
researcher spotlight
Kate Amber is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Kate’s research broadly focuses on interventions that can increase incomes for smallholders and other microenterprises in agrifood value chains, with a specific focus on the inclusion of women. This includes work on programming in fragile settings, innovations in agricultural finance, and regulatory solutions for food safety.
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IFPRI is committed to providing policy-relevant research for better nutrition and livelihoods.
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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.
Ravinder Kumar Giri is a Senior Project Manager in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. Prior to joining IFPRI, he had 12 years of rich and diversified experience in project management, product development and testing, molecular and conventional breeding, station management, and international business. Previously, he worked as Breeder and Station Manager with Monsanto Holdings. He holds a master’s degree in Plant Breeding from CCSHAU, Hisar, and an MBA from Sikkim Manipal University.