Dr John M. Ulimwengu is a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) Development Strategies and Governance. His research interests include poverty dynamics, agricultural productivity, and rural development. Since 2007, John has been involved in strategic research on the transformation of food systems in Africa under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) agenda and has served as the Africa-wide coordinator of the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS). He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Ohio State University (USA).