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Hnin Ei Win is a Research Analyst with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

Hagar ElDidi is a Senior Research Analyst in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit. Her research interests include equitable and sustainable communal governance of natural resources, environmental justice, rural development, and food security for vulnerable communities. She holds a BA in Economics from the American University in Cairo and MS […]

Luis Escalante is an Associate Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research interests include the impacts of climate change, gender inequalities, poverty reduction, and food security. Before joining IFPRI, Luis worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Minho, Portugal. He holds a bachelor’s […]

José Falck-Zepeda is a Senior Research Fellow in the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. His work at IFPRI focuses on the economics and impact assessment of biotechnology, biosafety, and emerging technologies. In addition, José focuses on agricultural R&D policy and technological innovation in developing countries. Prior to joining IFPRI, he […]

Dr. Thomas Falk is a Research Fellow in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit. An institutional economist by specialization, he has done extensive research on natural resource governance in the Global South. He has worked in the fields of economics of natural resource management, multi-level governance in social-ecological systems (SES), […]

Talla Fall is a Research Analyst with the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit.

Peixun (Percy) Fang is a Senior Research Analyst in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, conducting research on topics including agricultural commodities and livestock value chains, livelihoods, and mechanization. He has provided research support to the Malawi and Ghana country programs, and his most recent work has focused on the […]

Adetunji Fasoranti is a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist for the Nigeria Strategy Support Program, Abuja. Adetunji’s area of expertise is handling complicated M&E issues across donor-funded projects, as well as field interviews and analysis of agricultural inputs and state-level policies.  He began his career at the International Fertilizer Development […]

Nathaniel Ferguson is a Research Analyst in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit. He previously was an intern with IFPRI Africa, working on applications of econometrics and machine learning in food systems research. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of North Texas and a master’s degree […]

James Fields is the Director of Finance and Administration at IFPRI. In this capacity, he oversees the IFPRI’s annual budget of $150+ million and leads finance and administration across the Institute, which includes the Finance, Computer Services, Travel, and Facilities departments. He has participated in a number of CGIAR meetings […]