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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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Is a food disaster that could sweep the world coming? Research says climate events could cause crop failures (The Paper)

July 23, 2019


China’s The Paper reported on a study by IFPRI researchers on how climate variability will impact global crop yields. The article described the study’s key findings and quoted Senior Research Fellow and study co-author Liangzhi You who cautioned that global simultaneous disruptions to the world’s major grain producing areas will become more likely unless countries act to build resilience.

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