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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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Beyond agriculture: Measuring agri-food system GDP and employment

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

April 8, 2021

  • 10:00 – 11:00 am (America/New_York)
  • 4:00 – 5:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 7:30 – 8:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Transformation of the agri-food system is a cornerstone of many governments’ national development plans and is key to the One GGIAR goals of contributing to more inclusive agricultural growth, healthier diets, and more sustainable production systems. Agri-food systems remain crucial for the livelihoods and wellbeing of most of the world’s poor, and successful agricultural transformation is still strongly associated with long-term economic development. But adopting an agri-food system perspective is not trivial – it requires us to also look beyond agriculture when prioritizing innovations and policies and tracking outcomes. The agri-food system encompasses not only the primary agricultural sector, but also all upstream and downstream agriculture-related activities. Measuring transformation of the agri-food system therefore requires economywide data and innovative metrics.

This webinar will present a new approach developed by IFPRI for measuring agri-food system GDP and employment. The data collection and analysis were funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) as part of its flagship program on the Economywide Factors Affecting Agricultural Growth and Rural Transformation, and by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which uses these metrics to monitor performance of its Global Food Security Strategy.