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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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Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa.
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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.
Samuel Gituro is a Program and Administration Manager with the Development Strategy and Governance Unit, based in Nairobi. He has a decade of experience in program management and strategic planning in international development, and has worked on diverse projects spanning agriculture, governance, and sustainability and is proficient in capacity building, coordination of cross-functional teams, and stakeholders engagement. Samuel is fluent in English, French, and Swahili, with multi-country experience across Africa. Prior to joining IFPRI, he worked with agritech start-ups to scale up production of insect-based alternative sources of proteins for human and animal consumption. He obtained a master’s degree in Development Economics and International Project Management from Université Paris 12, France, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.