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Matty Demont

Biography

Matty Demont is a European agricultural economist currently working at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as a Senior Scientist, Market & Value Chain Research. Before taking up his position at IRRI, he pioneered rice value chain research in Africa at the Africa Rice Center. In 2012, his value chain work was awarded the T.W. Schultz Award by the International Association of Agricultural Economists and the Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize by Agropolis Fondation, France.He has authored or co-authored 40 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 4 books and 24 book chapters on various topics such as experimental value chain and consumer analysis, development policy, impact assessment of biotic constraints, new technologies and innovations, and coexistence and evolution of farming systems. He has also written 183 proceedings of conferences, reports, policy briefs and other articles.

Research Interest

Agiriculture,economy,political economy,public affairs