Ajmal was a Research Analyst with Duke GVCC from 2011 through mid-2019. He received his M.A. in International Development Policy from the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University. Prior to 2011, he had over nine years of international development experience working for various International Development Organizations and the United Nations. His experience includes extensive work in program management and research in international development. Ajmal’s research interest is the interface of institutions, industry competitiveness, and economic development strategies.

Reports

• Measurement in a World of Globalized Production: What are Potential Drivers of ‘Unequal’ Value Distribution in Agri-Food Value Chains?
• Dairy Value Chains in East Africa
• Regional Value Chains in East Africa: Summary Report
• Pro-Poor Development and Power Asymmetries in Global Value Chains
• Public-Private Partnerships in Global Value Chains: Can They Actually Benefit the Poor?
• Burundi in the Agribusiness Global Value Chain: Skills for Private Sector Development
• Wheat Value Chains and Food Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region
• Realizing the Potential of African Agriculture: Innovations and Market Access for Smallholders Farmers
• US Coal and the Technology Innovation Frontier: What Role Does Coal Play in our Energy Future?
• Agricultural Value Chains in the Mexicali Valley of Mexico: Main Producers and Buyers

Publications

• Connecting to the World Market through Regional Value Chains: Partnership Opportunities in Coconut Value Chain for the Small Caribbean Economies
• Comparing Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s Wheat GVC

Presentations