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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: Africa’s youth should look in rural areas for opportunities, here’s why (CNBC Africa)

April 17, 2020

CNBC Africa interviewed Senior Research Fellow James Thurlow who discusses concerns about whether Africa will meet employment demand from its working-age population which is projected to grow by 30 million a year in 2050. Thurlow discusses the 2020 Global Food Policy Report that covers food systems, trade restrictions, equity, and ways to create a vibrant economy. 
 

Interview with James Thurlow

CNBC Interview with James Thurlow

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