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Akhter Ahmed

Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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Pandemic corona, needs evaluation on policies regarding food security (SuaraMerdekea.com)

April 18, 2020

SuaraMerdekea.com (Indonesia) published an article on COVID-19 and food security. This food crisis will make people aware that Indonesia has not been able to meet its own food needs. Agricultural challenges include insufficient land and inadequate climate. These challenges are discussed in the 2018 IFPRI Report, Policies to support investment requirements of Indonesia’s food and agriculture development during 2020-2045.

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