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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.

Where we work

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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.

Forman lecture

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    Tackling Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases in Mexico: A Policy Approach

    Hybrid Event: November 21, 2023 – 9:00 AM- 10:30 AM EDT. The 33rd Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture will feature Dr. Simón Barquera, the Director of Nutrition and Health Research Center at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP) who will address the growing obesity epidemic and alarming rate of diet-related noncommunicable…


Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture Committee

Shawn BakerChief Nutritionist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Alan BergNutrition Expert

Martin Lane CochranGrand daughter of Martin J. Forman

Kenan FormanSon of Martin J. Forman

Marcia GriffithsPresident, Manoff Group

Marie RuelDirector, Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, IFPRI (Committee Chair)

Meera ShekarGlobal Lead, Health, Nutrition & Population, World Bank Group

Kellie Stewart, Chief, Nutrition and Environmental Health Division, USAID

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