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Erick Boy

Erick Boy

Erick Boy is the Chief Nutritionist in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. As head of nutrition for the HarvestPlus Program since 2008, he has led research that has generated scientific evidence on biofortified staple crops as efficacious and effective interventions to help address iron, vitamin A, and zinc deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

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Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

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Youth Required: Building Resilient Food Systems for a Sustainable World

Co-Organized by The Hunger Project and IFPRI

DC

1201 Eye St. NW

12th Floor Conference Center

Washington, United States

January 25, 2018

  • 9:30 – 11:00 am (America/New_York)
  • 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 8:00 – 9:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Panelists

Moderator

This youth-led event featured a multigenerational dialogue about the urgent challenges in expanding opportunities in agriculture for today’s youth, with questions put to high-level experts. What are the best practices that will foster youth buy-in to agriculture? How is globalized communication affecting youth goals? Can youth leadership and cross-sectoral partnerships be strengthened to build resilient food systems? The growing youth population, falling interest in farming, and potential impacts of climate change on food security make it imperative that agricultural markets and value chains be expanded with youth.