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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.

2021 ReSAKSS Conference

Building Resilient African Food Systems After COVID-19

November 15 to 17, 2021

  • 7:00 – 10:30 am (America/New_York)
  • 1:00 – 4:30 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 5:30 – 9:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is participating in the virtual 2021 ReSAKSS Conference. AKADEMIYA2063, in partnership with African Union Commission (AUC), is convening this annual Conference to promote review and dialogue on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on African food systems and policy options to ensure recovery and strengthen resilience to future shocks. This year’s conference theme is “Building Resilient African Food Systems After COVID-19.”

Plenary Session II– Impacts of COVID-19 on African Economies: Assessing the Vulnerability of African Countries to COVID-19 (November 15, 2021 — 9:05 – 9:35am EST)

Plenary Session III– Responses of African Countries to COVID-19 and Social Protection: Delivery of Social Protection Programs to Combat COVID-19 in Africa (November 16, 2021 — 7:10 – 7:50 am EST)

Plenary Session III– Responses of African Countries to COVID-19 and Social Protection: Panel Discussion (November 16, 2021 — 7:50 – 8:20am EST)

Plenary Session IV–Measurement Issues: Panel Discussion (November 16, 2021 — 9:35 – 10:05 am EST)

Plenary Session V–Progress Toward Achieving CAADP Goals: Panel Discussion (November 17, 2021 – 7:30 – 8:00 am EST)