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Devesh Roy is a Senior Research Fellow with a system wide programme of Agriculture for Nutrition and Health based in International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) office in New Delhi.

He earned his Ph.D. from University of Maryland College Park specialising in international trade. Prior to that he earned his master’s degree from Delhi School of Economics (DSE). His main area of research is agricultural markets where he focuses on the issues related to food safety. Recently he has started working on food systems for healthier diets. He has published several journal articles in the areas of international trade and domestic agricultural markets. He has published a peer reviewed book on trade and food security in South Asia, and completed another book, 'Pulses for Nutrition in India: Changing Patterns from Farm to Fork'. Apart from research work he is actively engaged in capacity strengthening, taking classes on issues and methods for young researchers. He has conducted training particularly on empirical trade analysis, food safety assessment and impact evaluation.