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What we do

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.

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.


Pushkar Gaur

Research Analyst

Bio

Pushkar Gaur is a Research Analyst in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, based in New Delhi. He currently works on the Picture Based Crop Insurance project. Prior to joining IFPRI, he worked at Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) on crop area and yield forecasting and was involved in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY). He completed his master’s degree in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems from the Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Utter Pradesh, after receiving his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from VBS Purvanchal University.


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