Professor of Impact Assessment for Food Systems
Ruerd Ruben holds the special chair on Impact Assessment for Food Systems at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), The Netherlands and is part of the planning and management committee of the CGIAR program ‘Agriculture for Nutrition and Health’ (A4NH) led by IFPRI.
There is a vivid and ongoing debate on different strategies for improving the position of cocoa smallholders in West Africa. Several studies focussed on opportunities for poverty reduction in the cocoa sector, looking at the role of land tenancy, the impact of fair trade, the opportunities for living wages and…
Food Systems high on the policy agenda During the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, strong interest in Food Systems approaches was confirmed by policy makers and business leaders. Ruerd Ruben from Wageningen Economic Research joined the panel debate on ‘Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition’ along with contributions…