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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.


Leigh Plummer

Senior Library and Information Specialist

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Leigh Plummer is a Senior Library and Information Specialist in the Communications and Public Affairs Unit based in Washington, DC. She manages the CGSpace-IFPRI Repository and the research outreach efforts. She tracks usage of IFPRI’s research and reports this information internally. She received a Bachelors of Art degree from DePauw University and a Masters of Library and Information Science degree from University of Maryland, College Park.