We are very glad and very proud to announce the arrival of a new senior editor in food security.

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Dr. Sonia Akter has joined the Editorial Board of Food Security on October 1, 2019, where she will be Senior Editor for Economy, with a focus on Agricultural Economics and Micro-economy with links to Individuals (including women, children, and the elderly), Households, and Communities.

Sonia Akter is Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Her research is situated on the nexus of agriculture, environment and development in the Asia-Pacific region. She has worked extensively on agricultural micro-insurance, women’s empowerment and gender equity in South and Southeast Asia. She graduated with a PhD in Environmental Management and Development from the Australian National University in 2010, and holds a MS degree in Economics from York University, Canada. She was Scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) where she led the Gender Research Team and was the coordinator for gender research of the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) program of the CGIAR (2014–2015). Prior to that, she was Senior Researcher at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Germany (2011–2013). She has (co)authored over 20 publications, including journal articles, a book and book chapters. She has served in numerous advisory roles and expert panels including as Advisor for the IRRI Gender Research Program (2015–2016) and a member of the impact assessment panel of the Seeds of Life program of the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) (2015–2016).