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Who we are

With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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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What we do

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

Where we work

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Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

Agriculture, water and the environment

Land scarcity is rapidly worsening, and degradation continues apace. Water scarcity and degradation are also increasing and have been attributed to economic and population growth, poor water management, and the impacts of climate change.  The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment reports that 15 of 24 critical ecosystems are in decline. This research assesses the interlinkages among agriculture and the environment using an ecosystem services lens under the theme of:

Ecosystem services and resilience

Other Related References

  • Bell, Andrew, Parkhurst, Gregory M.; Droppelmann, Klaus, and Benton, Tim G. 2016. Scaling up pro-environmental agricultural practice using agglomeration payments: proof of concept from an agent-based model. Ecological Economics 126(June 2016): 32-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.03.002