Joachim De Weerdt

2025-09-14 01:05:33

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Senior Research Fellow & Malawi Country Program Leader, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Joachim De Weerdt is a senior research fellow and programme leader in IFPRI's Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He is currently based in Lilongwe, where he heads IFPRI's Malawi Country Office, engaging in research and outreach activities to support evidence-based policymaking, while building in-country capacity. He has published extensively on topics related to poverty, agricultural and rural development, internal migration, urbanisation, social networks, early childhood development and survey methodology. Before joining IFPRI, Joachim was an associate professor at the Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, and a senior research fellow at the LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven. He also co-founded Economic Development Initiatives (EDI), a research firm based in Tanzania, where he served as research director for more than 10 years. During that time, EDI grew from a small, two-person start-up to a sustainable, internationally recognised research institute. Joachim holds a PhD in economics from KU Leuven, Belgium.

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