Ifpri Podcast

Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture IFPRI Policy Seminar Supporting and shaping the global nutrition agenda with evidence: A three-decade journey of research and partnerships for impact 34th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture October 30, 2024 This year’s Forman Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Marie Ruel, Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit at IFPRI. She served as the Director of IFPRI’s Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division from 2004 to 2023, after serving as Senior Research Fellow and Research Fellow in that division beginning in 1996. Dr. Ruel will reflect on the role of research in supporting and shaping the evolution of the global nutrition agenda over the last three decades. Drawing on examples from her journey in research leadership, she will present the case for how investments in rigorous research and partnerships with development actors around the world have supported this evolution. Her case studies will highlight the importance of evidence in shaping agendas fo