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Who we are

With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Emily Schmidt

Emily Schmidt is a Senior Research Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. Her most recent research explores household livelihood strategies in Papua New Guinea, including linkages between agriculture, poverty, and nutrition outcomes among rural smallholder farmers.

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What we do

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

Where we work

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Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.


Emerence Mukangabo

Senior Research Analyst

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Bio

Emerence Mukangabo is a Senior Research Analyst in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in IFPRI’s office in Kigali, Rwanda. Her research interests include food and nutrition security, rural development, agriculture, and gender. Before joining IFPRI, Emerence was a research consultant working with the CGIAR Research Centers in Rwanda. She holds a master’s degree in management of development with a specialization in rural development and food security from Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.


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