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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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African Green Revolution Forum 2019

Grow Digital: Leveraging Digital Transformation to Drive Sustainable Food Systems in Africa

Accra International Conference Centre

Castle Rd

Accra, Ghana

September 3 to 6, 2019

  • 9:00 – 5:30 pm (Africa/Accra)
  • 5:00 – 1:30 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 2:30 – 11:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is participating in the African Green Revolution Forum 2019 (AGRF). 

Considered the world’s most important and impactful forum for African agriculture, AGRF brings together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African agriculture forward as sustained agricultural transformation will remain at the centre of driving Africa’s progress and development.  

Evidence-Based Leadership and Data Systems (September 3, 2019 — 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Committee Hall 1)

Sequence 1: Keynote Remarks

Creating an Enabling Environment for Digitalization to Transform African Ag (September 3, 2019 — 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Meeting Room 1)

Sequence 4: Closing Remarks

Policy Symposium 2 – Key Food Trade Policy and Regulatory Reforms that Encourage Evidence Gathering and Sharing Between Actors (September 4, 2019 — 9:00am – 1:00pm, Committee Hall 1)

Sequence 1: Report Launch & Framing Remarks

E-commerce – Models to Scale Up (September 5, 2019 — 2:30pm – 4:30pm, Committee Hall 1)

  • Moderated by Kevin Chen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI 

Sequence 4: Presentation: Internet + Agriculture in China: Reflections on Policy, Capacity and Investment Gaps