Betina Dimaranan

Betina Dimaranan is a Senior Research Coordinator in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) where she coordinates the Food Security Portal and managed the African Growth and Development Policy Modeling Consortium (AGRODEP). She has conducted research on trade policy issues, biofuels policies, food and agricultural policies, and growth and economic development. Prior to joining IFPRI, Betina worked as a Research Economist and Database Administrator with the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) in Purdue University. She has also worked as a researcher at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and as a consultant with the World Bank. She holds a BS in Agribusiness from the University of the Philippines in Los Banos, an MS in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University.