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Kashi Kafle

United States ACES Faculty Fellow Texas A&M University

Kashi Kafle is ACES Faculty Fellow in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. Kashi does research in agricultural and development economics, primarily economics of small-scale agriculture in developing countries. Kashi holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Texas A&M, Kashi worked as an Economist at the World Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and International Water Management Institue.

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