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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

“Innovative Approaches to Tackling Urban Hunger and Malnutrition”

DC

1201 Eye St. NW

12th Floor Conference Center

Washington, United States

September 12, 2017

  • 12:15 – 1:15 pm (America/New_York)
  • 6:15 – 7:15 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 9:45 – 10:45 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI Staff Retreat: Keynote Address | Nancy Roman

On September 12th, Nancy Roman, President & CEO at Partnership for a Healthier America, delivered the keynote address at IFPRI’s annual staff retreat during which she explored the innovative approaches needed to address urban hunger and malnutrition.

Roman concluded that public sector and civil society organizations working in the hunger relief space—including research institutions like IFPRI—must engage with private sector companies to achieve food security and nutrition in the USA and beyond.

See the blog post here.