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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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Loraine Ronchi

CGIAR Senior Advisor for Policy Impact

Bio

Loraine Ronchi serves as CGIAR Senior Policy Advisor in the Director General’s Office, with a focus on climate, on a two-year secondment from the World Bank Group (WBG). Housed within the Systems Transformation Science Group and based at IFPRI, she works to amplify the impact of CGIAR research on agriculture and food policies, and on the design of on-the-ground operations in developing countries. She will conduct analytical work on the science of scaling and on private sector scaling of climate innovation; supporting strategic efforts for closer collaboration between CGIAR climate-related research and the policy dialogue and investment activities of development partners; and providing strategic advisory support to the new CGIAR Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Area Platform.

Loraine brings a wealth of policy, analytical, and operational expertise to her role. In her 18 years at the WBG, Loraine designed, supervised, and evaluated investment projects related to food and agriculture from both headquarters and country offices in East Africa. Her operational work spanned multiple regions, covering everything from on-farm technology adoption to inclusive and sustainable growth under climate change. She has managed high-level policy dialogues on issues around food security, private sector investment, inclusive agribusiness, sectoral growth strategies, climate-smart agriculture, and (food and climate) crisis management. She served most recently as Practice Manager for the WBG’s food and agriculture portfolio in South Asia, including Afghanistan. Loraine has authored and co-authored multiple publications on maximizing finance for development and inclusive value chain growth, among other topics. A Canadian citizen and Rhodes Scholar, Loraine received her MPhil in Economics from Oxford University and her DPhil in Economics from Sussex University in the UK.

Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Italian

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Events

The Political Economy of Food System Transformation: Pathways to Progress in a Polarized World
IFPRI Policy Seminar

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November 14, 2023, 3:00 – 4:30 pm

The Political Economy of Food System Transformation: Pathways to Progress in a Polarized World

Hybrid Event: Nov 14, 2023 – 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM EST. Join us for this hybrid book launch at IFPRI headquarters and online—speakers will discuss the political economy of these issues and reflect on opportunities to pursue food system policy reforms in an increasingly polarized world. A light reception will follow the presentations.

Can Sustainable Livestock Systems and Alternative Proteins Address the Climate Crisis?
Series/Special Event

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November 7, 2023, 9:30 – 11:00 am

Can Sustainable Livestock Systems and Alternative Proteins Address the Climate Crisis?

Virtual Event: November 7, 2023 – 9:30 AM- 11:00 AM EDT. This CGIAR seminar will delve into the report’s findings and recommendations around livestock and alternative proteins, and identify promising initiatives and technologies that can be pursued in order to advance on three priorities outlined in the Agricultural Breakthrough report.