Bart Minten has been a senior research fellow at the international food policy research institute (IFPRI) since 2006. He works with the Development Strategy and Governance Division, and is the program leader of the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, a multi-donor financed five-year program that focuses on research, capacity building, and outreach and communication of research related to food and agricultural issues in Ethiopia. Prior to joining IFPRI, he was a senior research associate for the Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program in Madagascar.