James L. Garrett co-leads a research program on urban food security and nutrition in developing countries. For the past several years, James has collaborated closely with CARE, the international NGO, assessing the impact and operations of programs intended to improve urban livelihood security. Current work includes preparation of guidelines for urban livelihood security assessments; support of program design, operation, monitoring, and evaluation in Bangladesh and Mozambique; and case studies of community kitchens in Peru and public works in Ethiopia. He is also interested in the politics of the food and nutrition policymaking process and the use of research information by policymakers. James joined IFPRI in 1994. A citizen of the United States, he received his Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Cornell University. He also earned a master of public policy degree from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and an A.B. in politics from Princeton University.

• Bangladesh
• Ethiopia
• Mozambique
• Peru

• Rapid Assesments in Urban Areas: Lessons from Bangladesh and Tanzania
  James Garrett and Jeanne Downen. FCND Discussion Paper 107. 2001.
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• Lessons from the Urban Food-for-Work Program: CARE Ethiopia
  James Garrett. Notes and Observations. 2001.
• Achieving Urban Food and Nutrition Security in the Developing World
  James Garrett and Marie Ruel, editors. 2020 Vision Focus 3 (set of 10 briefs). IFPRI. 2000
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