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Heleene Tambet is a Senior Research Analyst in the Poverty, Gender and Inclusion Unit. She is an economist working on a diverse set of data-driven questions around the sustainability of food systems. At IFPRI, she has been supporting several large multisectoral evaluations, including Strengthen PSNP4 Institutions and Resilience in Ethiopia […]

Sun Taoyi is a Research Assistant with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

Abdallah Tarek is a Senior Research Assistant with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit.

Salauddin Tauseef is an Associate Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Vientiane, Lao PDR. A development economist, Salauddin works primarily in applied microeconomics, focusing on agriculture, poverty, vulnerability, food security, and women’s empowerment. He has worked on diverse projects including impact evaluations of social protection […]

Brice Tchinde is a Research Analyst with the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit, based in Dakar. Prior to joining IFPRI, Brice worked at the Senegal Institute for Agricultural Research’s (ISRA) Bureau for Macroeconomic Analysis (BAME), for the NRC (Norwegian Refugee Council), in the field of data collection, and for the […]

Tim Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research focuses on the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity. This work has expanded recently to include evaluating the fuller impact of climate change by accounting for uncertainty and interannual variability, especially in regard […]

James Thurlow is Director of the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, where he oversees the institute’s research program on the major drivers of inclusive agricultural transformation and sustainable development. James’ own research uses economywide models to study the interactions between policies and agrifood systems; structural, climate, and demographic change; and […]

Junyan Tian is a Research Analyst with the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit.

Anne G. Timu is an Associate Research Fellow with the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. Her research focuses on topics related to climate risk management, financial inclusion, technology adoption, smallholder farmer typologies, and livelihood transitions. She currently leads the implementation of a risk contingent credit program in Kenya, Ethiopia, and […]

Dr. Hailemariam Ayalew Tiruneh is a Research Fellow in the Development Strategy and Governance Unit. His research is in the microeconomics of development with a focus on the impact evaluation of different policy interventions on smallholder farm households in developing countries. Before joining IFPRI, Hailemariam worked as a Departmental Lecturer/Assistant […]