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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.

The Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) 2023 conference

Innovations in Impact Evaluation: What Have We Learned?

February 21 to 24, 2023

  • 7:00 – 8:30 am (America/New_York)
  • 1:00 – 2:30 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 5:30 – 7:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Making innovative methods matter (Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – 7:00 am to 8:15 am EST)

This session will focus on the innovative methods that the panelists have used for evaluations, including their work on CEDIL. Each presenter will give a quick overview of the innovations in their work and address broader questions around innovative methods being used in impact evaluation, the insight that these approaches can provide and how to promote their uptake.

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  • Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI

Evaluations in humanitarian contexts: developing innovative and collaborative strategies (Thursday, February 23, 2023 – 7:00 am to 8:15 am EST)

The world continues to grapple with the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with additional pressures coming from the war in Ukraine, and many other conflicts and natural disasters. This session will present the work that CEDIL has supported in evaluating and synthesising the evidence on humanitarian interventions. Speakers present their work and share key insights and reflections, which will be followed by a moderated panel discussion.

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