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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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Committee on World Food Security (CFS 45)

Our Actions Are our Future:  A #ZeroHunger World by 2030 Is Possible

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

Rome, Italy

October 15 to 19, 2018

  • 8:00 – 5:00 pm (Europe/Rome)
  • 2:00 – 11:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 11:30 – 8:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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IFPRI will participate in CFS’s annual Plenary (CFS45) in FAO, Rome.

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition for all. The Committee reports to the UN General Assembly through the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and to FAO Conference.  Using a multi-stakeholder, inclusive approach, CFS develops and endorses policy recommendations and guidance on a wide range of food security and nutrition topics.

IFPRI Participants:

Enriching a Sustainable Food Future (October 15, 2018 — 06:00pm-07:30pm)

  • Jenny Walton, Senior Advisor, Public Private Partnerships, HarvestPlus/IFPRI

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