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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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Where’s the beef? Pandemic exposes cracks in US food system (Christian Science Monitor) 

May 19, 2020


Christian Science Monitor published an article on how well the U.S. food supply has held up during the COVID-19 crisis, even though the pandemic has exposed shortcomings in a complex and often convoluted food system. Senior Research Fellow Will Martin explained, “When airlines, for instance, grounded flights, that also meant a slowdown in trade. Half of the world’s air freight goes in the bellies of passenger planes.” Republished in Yahoo News.

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