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Agnes Quisumbing

Agnes Quisumbing is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She co-leads a research program that examines how closing the gap between men’s and women’s ownership and control of assets may lead to better development outcomes.

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Leveraging digital tools for adaptive food systems in India during the COVID-19 lockdown – ICRISAT (Global Diaspora News) 

May 08, 2020


Global Diaspora News published an article on food systems in India during and in the aftermath of COVID-19. The article quoted Director General Johan Swinnen’s remarks from the New York Times, “While the system of food distribution and retailing in rich nations is organized and automated, systems in developing countries are ‘labor intensive,’ making these supply chains much more vulnerable to COVID-19 and social distancing regulations.”

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