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

Impacts of Global Shocks on Poverty, Hunger, and Diets

Organized by Agrilinks

February 9, 2023

  • 9:00 – 10:00 am (America/New_York)
  • 3:00 – 4:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 7:30 – 8:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Xinshen Diao and James Thurlow will present IFPRI analysis examining the impact of recent and potential global shocks on poverty, hunger, and diets across 17 countries. These shocks include the COVID-19 pandemic, high global commodity prices, and a potential global economic slowdown in 2023.

The webinar will include an overview of the analyses completed to date as well as a moderated discussion on the implications for the USAID response.