Youri Dijkxhoorn is reseracher at Wageningen Economic Research, part of Wageningen UR. He has more than 10 years of experience leading and conducting research throughout Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He has a keen interest in the informal food sector. In particular the potential of engaging the informal midstream segment in food system transformation. He acquired vast field experience through numerous studies on different sectors and value chains. He holds an MSc in Business Administration from the Rotterdam School of Management and has published many professional research reports, policy papers and academic journal articles