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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.

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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.

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Innovation Policy and Scaling

Jen Foley

Senior Program Manager, HarvestPlus

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Jen Foley is a Senior Program Manager and lead of knowledge translation for HarvestPlus within IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit, working to improve nutrition and public health through biofortification and by providing global leadership on agricultural-nutrition evidence and technology. She leads multi-country, multi-year projects in Africa and Asia that bring together multi-sectoral partners to implement and scale proven solutions that tackle malnutrition. She also supports the generation of scientific evidence through HarvestPlus’ research portfolio on the efficacy of nutrient-enriched crops on nutritional status and health globally. Jen has field experience in West and East Africa, including The Gambia, Rwanda, Zambia, and DR Congo, and in South and Southeast Asia, including in India and Cambodia. These experiences and her expertise in science communications were attained through her role at HarvestPlus and through prior experiences working at Universities and Research Institutes in Canada and the UK. Jen received a Master of Science degree in public health nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK) and bachelor’s degrees in life sciences and kinesiology and physical education from Edinburgh University (UK) and Queen’s University (Canada).

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Blogs

Addressing the global, life-long health impacts of zinc deficiency: A call to action
IFPRI Blog
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April 25, 2024

Addressing the global, life-long health impacts of zinc deficiency: A call to action

By Nicola M. Lowe, Andrew G. Hall, Martin R. Broadley, Jen Foley, Erick Boy, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

What an array of studies shows about a key nutritional challenge

Zinc study suggests possible role for biofortification in addressing non-communicable diseases
IFPRI Blog
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August 12, 2020

Zinc study suggests possible role for biofortification in addressing non-communicable diseases

By Laura Pompano, Erick Boy, and Jen Foley

Focusing on the multiple, overlapping health impacts of the double burden of malnutrition.

Events

Micronutrient Forum: 6th Global Conference
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October 16 to 20, 2023

Micronutrient Forum: 6th Global Conference

Hybrid Conference: October 16, 2023 – 8:30 AM to October 20, 2023 – 5:00 PM CEST. IFPRI is pleased to participate in this year’s Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference, being held at the World Forum in The Hague October 16–20, with a focus on “Nutrition for Resilience (N4R).