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Gayathri Ramani is a Research Analyst in the Nutrition, Health, and Diets Unit. Since joining IFPRI, she has worked on several research projects across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. She specializes in quantitative research and has worked on issues related to agriculture, social protection, women’s empowerment, mental health, nutrition, livelihoods, […]

Josée Randriamamonjy is a Senior Scientist in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit and has been with IFPRI since 2006. Her research topics cover the driving forces affecting the global food system, their links to agricultural production, and related policy options to better achieve the reduction of poverty, food insecurity, […]

Nitesh Ranjan is a Senior Information Technology (IT) Professional in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in the South Asia Regional Office in New Delhi, India. With more than a decade of IT industry experience, he manages and supports IT operations. Before joining IFPRI, he worked for multiple organizations, […]

Mariam Raouf is a Senior Research Associate in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. Her research interests include macroeconomics, economic growth, national accounts, and international finance. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the impact of financial openness on total factor productivity growth in selected countries in the MENA region.  Mariam worked […]

Shahidur Rashid is the Director for the South Asia Office, part of the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, and is based in New Delhi. He is committed to seeing tangible change take place in South Asia. Dr. Rashid has worked on agriculture and food policy issues in Asia and Africa […]

Soumyajit Ray is a Senior Research Analyst in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. He is a quantitative researcher with research interests in political economy, public finance, health economics, and econometrics. Prior to joining IFPRI, Soumyajit worked as a researcher with various governmental agencies such as NITI Aayog, the Reserve […]

Thomas Reardon is a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. Tom has been at MSU since 1992; IFPRI Research Fellow 1986-1991; Rockefeller Foundation Post-Doc with IFPRI in Burkina Faso 1984-1986; Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1984, and masters from the Université de Nice and Columbia University. Tom researches the […]

Surender Reddymalla is a Coordinator, Seed Systems, in the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit, based in IFPRI’s New Delhi office. Surender coordinates the execution of seed production, storage, and distribution; supports and maintains nurseries and trials records; and monitors partner locations’ trials, seed production, and nurseries, including data collection. He […]

Md. Redoy is a Field Research Officer in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. With IFPRI since 2011, his field research contributions have focused on food security, nutrition, and climate change. He is currently working on the Bangladesh Agriculture Policy Activity Project: Component 2. Before joining IFPRI, Redoy worked in […]

Dr. Danielle Resnick currently is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution in the Global Economy and Development Program. Key research areas include the political economy of agricultural policy and […]