Thai Thi Minh
Principal Researcher
Areas of expertise
Food systems Partnerships Scaling Learning Private sector engagement Marginalized groups Social development Innovation Markets and value chainsI currently work as a Principal Researcher in innovation Scaling, specializing in adaptive, responsive innovation scaling, innovation systems, institutional innovation, agri-food system transformation, value chains for development, private sector partnerships, and learning and impact delivery. Thai Minh served as a postdoc and assistant professor at the Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), University of Copenhagen, Denmark, during the period 2010-2017, and regional director at Rikolto International, Vietnam, during the period 2017-2019. She also served as a senior consultant for the World Bank, Danish International Development Agency (Danida), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), World Vision, and other international nongovernmental organizations. She has authored or co-authored nearly 50 publications. One-third of these publications are in peer-reviewed books and journals. She has studied in different educational environments (Vietnam, Thailand, and Germany). She has additional work experience in Europe (Germany, Denmark, Estonia), Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Bhutan, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia) and Africa (Ghana, Mali, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda).
