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Erick Boy

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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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2019 Global Food Policy Report – Cairo, Egypt

Main Conference Auditorium, Faculty of Agriculture – Ain Shams University

Kaliobeya, Shoubra el Khaymah

Cairo, Egypt

April 15, 2019

  • 2:00 – 4:00 pm (Africa/Cairo)
  • 8:00 – 10:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 5:30 – 7:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to address the crisis in rural areas.

This eighth annual report also provides perspective on the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2019. Building on the global and regional evidence from the Global Food Policy Report presented by IFPRI’s Director General, Dr. Shenggen Fan, the seminar will focus on the role of agricultural investments and policies for revitalizing Egypt’s rural areas.

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  • Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI
  • Ahmed Galal, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University
  • Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, Assistant Director of the General and Regional Representative, FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
  • Adel el-Beltagy, Professor Ain Shams University, Chair of the International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC)
  • Fatma M. Abdelaziz, Research Associate, IFPRI Egypt

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