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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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Markets, Trade, and Institutions

Betina Dimaranan

Senior Research Coordinator

Betina Dimaranan

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Betina Dimaranan is a Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. She is currently the Project Manager for the African Growth and Development Policy (AGRODEP) Modeling Consortium and helps coordinate the Food Security Portal (FSP). She is a member of the Globalization and Markets team and has conducted research on trade policy issues, biofuels policies, food and agricultural policies, and growth and economic development. Before joining IFPRI, Betina was a Research Economist and the Database Administrator at the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) at Purdue University. She has also worked at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and as a consultant with the World Bank. Betina received a BS in Agribusiness from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, an MS in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University.

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Regional policy dialogue on warly warning early action mechanisms for the prevention of food crises

2019Rice, Brendan; Dimaranan, Betina
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Regional policy dialogue on warly warning early action mechanisms for the prevention of food crises

A regional policy dialogue on early warning and early action mechanisms for the prevention of food crises was held in Accra, Ghana on 5 September 2019 to share challenges, lessons learned, and ways to improve these mechanisms. The event brought together more than 40 stakeholders from regional and international development agencies, government, civil society, and academia from Africa and abroad. Hosted by IFPRI through the Food Security Portal (FSP), the policy dialogue took place during the African Green Revolution Forum 2019 (AGRF). It was made possible by the European Union through its funding of the FSP.

Year published

2019

Authors

Rice, Brendan; Dimaranan, Betina

Citation

Rice, Brendan; Dimaranan, Betina. 2019. Regional policy dialogue on warly warning early action mechanisms for the prevention of food crises. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Africa; Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Food Security

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English

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Open Access

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Impacts of alternative investment scenarios

2019Kim, Soonho; Cenacchi, Nicola; Wiebe, Keith D.; Sulser, Timothy B.; Dunston, Shahnila; Vos, Rob; Dimaranan, Betina; Allen, Summer L.; Rice, Brendan; Gustafson, Sara
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Impacts of alternative investment scenarios

The International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) explores policies that can help feed the world, reduce poverty, and protect the natural resource base. Here we examine how alternative investment scenarios affect agricultural production, productivity, and food security for the period 2010-2050 compared to a reference scenario. These results are drawn from a recent report that provides a quantitative assessment of the impacts of alternative investment options on the CGIAR’s objectives relating to poverty, food and nutrition security, and natural resources and ecosystem services in the context of changes in population, income, technology, and climate to 2050 (Rosegrant et al. 2017). The report was developed in collaboration with scientists from all 15 CGIAR Centers and was intended to inform decision-making by the CGIAR and its partners in relation to agricultural research and development.

Year published

2019

Authors

Kim, Soonho; Cenacchi, Nicola; Wiebe, Keith D.; Sulser, Timothy B.; Dunston, Shahnila; Vos, Rob; Dimaranan, Betina; Allen, Summer L.; Rice, Brendan; Gustafson, Sara

Citation

Kim, Soonho; Cenacchi, Nicola; Wiebe, Keith D.; Sulser, Timothy; Dunston, Shahnila; Vos, Rob; Dimaranan, Betina; Allen, Summer L.; Rice, Brendan; and Gustafson, Sara. 2019. Impacts of alternative investment scenarios. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Models; Agricultural Production; Investment; Cereals; Rice; Maize; Food Supply; Food Security; Agricultural Productivity; Poverty

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English

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Open Access

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Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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Competitiveness of African agricultural value chains

2019Dedehouanou, Fidele; Dimaranan, Betina; Laborde Debucquet, David
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Competitiveness of African agricultural value chains

This chapter uses a statistical approach to explore African agricultural competitiveness. We illustrate competitiveness through all three means mentioned above: microeconomic drivers, macroeconomic drivers, and impact. We discuss the evolution of Africa’s competitiveness, comparing the competitiveness of Africa’s regional economic communities (RECs) with the world and among each other. We also analyze the competitiveness of value chains by commodity for the commodity value chains that are most significant for Africa’s trade. We examine the various macroeconomic factors, especially the real effective exchange rate, that affect the performance of each value chain in the world market.

Year published

2019

Authors

Dedehouanou, Fidele; Dimaranan, Betina; Laborde Debucquet, David

Citation

Dedehouanou, Fidele; Dimaranan, Betina; and Laborde Debucquet, David. 2019. Competitiveness of African agricultural value chains. In Africa agriculture trade monitor 2019. Bouët, Antoine and Odjo, Sunday P. (Eds.) Chapter 4 Pp. 73-107. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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Eastern Africa; Africa; Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Southern Africa; Imports; Exports; Trade; Production Possibilities

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English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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Book Chapter

Blogs

Shaping global agendas: The IFPRI Food Security Portal’s pathways to impact
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March 14, 2024

Shaping global agendas: The IFPRI Food Security Portal’s pathways to impact

By Alix Underwood, Betina Dimaranan, Abdullah Mamun, and Rob Vos

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ICTforAg 2024: Localizing impact
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May 28, 2024, 9:00 – 5:00 pm

ICTforAg 2024: Localizing impact

Event: May 28, 2024 – 9:00am to 5:00pm EDT. This event explores the localization of ICT, responsible AI in agriculture, the potential for AI to increase farm profitability, empowering citizen science, and harnessing digital solutions for sustainable and regenerative farming practices.

WTO Disciplines on Agricultural Support
April 6, 2010, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

WTO Disciplines on Agricultural Support

International disciplines on agricultural domestic support have been in place since 1995 and negotiations over possible new commitments have been central to the unresolved WTO Doha Round. The influence of the existing disciplines and effects of potential new ones are difficult to assess because of the intense domestic political economy of agricultural policies, the complexity […]

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