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Who we are

With research staff from more than 70 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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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 480 employees working in over 70 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

The Regions

  • Africa

    Africa

    The Africa Regional Office provides an on-the-ground presence to support local research and capacity building as well as partnership building for sustainably reducing poverty and ending malnutrition.

  • Latin America and the Caribbean

    Latin America and the Caribbean

    IFPRI’s Latin America and Caribbean Program builds on more than three decades of research in the region. The program supports the region in food systems transformation by analyzing data and generating insights for informing policies, and emphasizes collaboration with other institutions to build a network of collaborators and colleagues in the region.

  • South Asia

    South Asia

    IFPRI’s South Asia Office supports policy research and capacity-building activities related to food and nutrition security in the region, with a focus on agricultural diversification, climate change, markets and trade, nutrition and health, science and technology, and governance.


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