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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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Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

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Why India is neglecting its methane problem (Eco-Business)

December 04, 2021


Eco-Business (India) published an article on carbon and climate and stated that the world’s third-largest emitter (India) of the potent greenhouse gas is hesitant to join global phase-down efforts. Senior research fellow Suresh Babu said, “Though India has seen some strong determination to mitigate climate change by focusing on renewable energy. Its agriculture sector has not received much attention” in terms of policies and research to phase down the emissions embedded in its processes. 

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