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

2020 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting

August 10 to 11, 2020

  • 9:00 – 5:00 pm (America/Mexico_City)
  • 10:00 – 6:00 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 7:30 – 3:30 am (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is participating in the 2020 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting on August 10-11, 2020.

The AAEA is a not-for-profit association serving the professional interests of members working in agricultural and broadly related fields of applied economics.

Members of the AAEA are employed by academic or government institutions, as well as in industry and not-for-profit organizations, and engage in a variety of teaching, research, and extension/outreach activities. Their work addresses a broad range of topics such as the economics of agriculture, international and rural development, resources and the environment, food and consumer issues, and agribusiness.

Name

Title

Date

Time

Joseph Glauber (Presenter)

INVITED PAPER SESSION

The 2018/19 Trade Dispute: Lessons and Impacts on U.S. and Global Agriculture

Agricultural Trade Aid: Implications and Consequences for U.S. Global Trade Relationships in the Context of the World Trade Organization

 10-Aug

 11:00am-12:30pm

Carlo Azzarri (Organizer and Presenter)

INVITED PAPER SESSIONS

Gender Data Collection in Africa South of the Sahara

Does gendered targeting of agricultural extension mitigate the effects of weather variability and shocks in sub-Saharan Africa?

 10-Aug

 12:30pm-2:00pm

Carlo Azzarri, Jessica Heckert, Ruth Meinzen-Dick (Presenter), Greg Seymour, Agnes Quisumbing, Chloe van Biljon, Beliyou Haile

Gender Data Collection in Africa South of the Sahara

Integrating Measures of Women’s Empowerment in Impact Assessments of Rural Development Projects: Methodology and Pilot Results from Mali

 10-Aug

 12:30pm-2:00pm

Greg Seymour (Presenter), Jessica Heckert

Gender Data Collection in Africa South of the Sahara

Explaining the gender gap in profits among entrepreneurs in Malawi

 10-Aug

 12:30pm-2:00pm

Angga Pradesha

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3

(2826) Food Security and Climate Around the World

Evaluating Food Policy Options in Bangladesh: Economy-wide Analysis Under Uncertainty

 11-Aug

 11:30am–1:00pm