Monthly Internal Staff Meeting:
The monthly internal seminar series of IFPRI-Ethiopia took place on April 24, 2026 at the IFPRI Meeting Room with the presence of all research and Admin staff under projects in IFPRI-Ethiopia. Following the staff updates, 
a paper was presented by Gerelibanos Gebremariam on "Variety Misplacement: Maize Productivity Loss due to Moving Varieties Beyond their Rainfall Suitability in Ethiopia."
Also, the staff was honord to welcome Purnima Menon, Senior Director for Food and Nutrition Policy and Acting Sr Director for Transformation Strategies is in Addis Ababa with a warm traditional cofee. Purnima was in Addis Ababa on the week of April 20 to attend the Global Science Team (GST) retreat. It was a great opportunity for the staff of IFPRI-Ethiopia to touch base with Purnima.
