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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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The Concept of Inclusive Growth

and its Policy Relevance for Asia and the Pacific

International Food Policy Research Institute

2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC Fourth Floor Conference Facility

United States

September 28, 2010

  • 4:15 – 5:45 pm (America/New_York)
  • 10:15 – 11:45 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 1:45 – 3:15 am (Asia/Kolkata)

In her lecture, Dr. Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development at the Asian Development Bank, will examine the concept of inclusive growth and its policy relevance to Asia and the Pacific. She will discuss why more and more countries in the region are embracing inclusive growth, what inclusive growth is, and what it means for policymaking. She will also explain how inclusive growth can help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and will conclude by discussing how the Asian Development Bank supports inclusive growth and the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific.