Back

What we do

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.

benin_samuel_0

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.

Where we work

Back

Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

The 2017 ReSAKSS-Asia Conference – Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Asia

December 12 to 13, 2017

  • 8:00 – 5:30 pm (Asia/Bangkok)
  • 8:00 – 5:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 6:30 – 4:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

An international conference jointly organized by ReSAKSS-Asia, IFPRI, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), and TVSEP project of Leibniz Universit Hannover with financial support from USAID and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) The conference will be followed by a field trip to Charoen Pokphand (CP) Company’s facilities on Dec 14th.

The objectives are to:

•Exchange experiences and promote cross-country learning in agricultural and rural transformation

•Bring together researchers and analysts with policy makers to disseminate policy research results and encourage dialogue

•Strengthen the ReSAKSS-Asia network, identify emerging policy-relevant research topics, and outline future networking opportunities