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Who we are

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.

Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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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 Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) 2023 conference

Innovations in Impact Evaluation: What Have We Learned?

February 21 to 24, 2023

  • 7:00 – 8:30 am (America/New_York)
  • 1:00 – 2:30 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 5:30 – 7:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Making innovative methods matter (Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – 7:00 am to 8:15 am EST)

This session will focus on the innovative methods that the panelists have used for evaluations, including their work on CEDIL. Each presenter will give a quick overview of the innovations in their work and address broader questions around innovative methods being used in impact evaluation, the insight that these approaches can provide and how to promote their uptake.

Panelist

  • Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI

Evaluations in humanitarian contexts: developing innovative and collaborative strategies (Thursday, February 23, 2023 – 7:00 am to 8:15 am EST)

The world continues to grapple with the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with additional pressures coming from the war in Ukraine, and many other conflicts and natural disasters. This session will present the work that CEDIL has supported in evaluating and synthesising the evidence on humanitarian interventions. Speakers present their work and share key insights and reflections, which will be followed by a moderated panel discussion.

Panelist