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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.

Touted study doesn’t show children spread virus (WND.com) 

July 31, 2020


WND.com reported on children, health, and COVID-19. In “The Lancet” journal article,  Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality. The study concludes shutdown strategies could lead to “life-long impacts on education, chronic disease risks, and overall human capital formation” along with “intergenerational consequences for child growth and development.”

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