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Ahmed Akhter

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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U.S. House agriculture leader loses election, unsettling Midwest farm sector (Reuters)

November 04, 2020


Reuters published an article about the US election’s possible outcome. Collin Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee who did not achieve reelection in his state, could be considered to become secretary of the Department of Agriculture. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “I think if Biden wins, Peterson will be first on the list to be USDA.” (Reach 33M) Republished in MSN PhilippinesYahoo CanadaAgroverdadThe Dairy SiteThe Cattle SiteThe Beef SiteDaily Magazine News, and more than twenty other international & U.S.-based agriculture outlets and media outlets. 

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