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Kristi Mahrt is a Senior Research Analyst with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

Hazel Malapit is a Senior Research Coordinator in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in Washington, DC. She coordinates research, training, and technical assistance on implementing the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), and conducts research on gender, women’s empowerment, agriculture, health, and nutrition issues. She is Co-Principal Investigator for the Gender, Agriculture […]

Pierre Mamboundou is an Associate Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Pierre works with the Dakar team on various projects related to the impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and climate change on food security and on Integration of global production, markets, trade, and […]

Abdullah Mamun is a Senior Research Analyst in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit of IFPRI. His research interests include economic modeling, price incentives, poverty, and welfare. He analyzes household models for poverty, impact of weather and price shock, and trade policy, among other factors. His recent work includes repurposing […]

Swetha Manohar is a Associate Research Fellow with the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit.

Rui Mao is a Nonresident Fellow with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

Mohru Mardonova is a Research Assistant in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Dushanbe. Prior to joining IFPRI, Mohru worked with the World Food Programme’s Nutrition/ Research Assessment and Monitoring Unit, and with the Aga Khan Foundation’s Quality of Life project, and the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat […]

Amy Margolies is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. She has worked on diverse projects including large-scale impact evaluations of social protection and nutrition-sensitive agriculture programs, cost and cost-effectiveness analyses, and qualitative research. Amy has experience conducting research in Latin America (Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico), […]

Yalew Mekonnen is a Research Officer in IFPRI’s Development Strategy and Governance Unit, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His research interests cover rural development, agriculture value chains, women’s empowerment, and welfare. Yalew holds an advanced master’s degree in International and Development Economics from the University of Namur, Belgium.

Wim Marivoet is a Research Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Belgium. His main research interests include poverty measurement, livelihoods, and food and nutrition security (FNS), with a particular focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Wim co-leads projects on the development of spatial […]