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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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COVID-19 and Food Market Disruptions in Myanmar

October 15, 2020

  • 9:00 – 10:30 am (Asia/Yangon)
  • 10:30 – 12:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 8:00 – 9:30 am (Asia/Kolkata)

The rise of COVID-19 infections and policies imposed to control the spread of the disease might have created significant food market disruptions. Disruptions in food markets are an obvious concern, given the importance of agricultural prices for the income of farmers and food prices for the already lower purchasing power – due to reduced incomes because of the economic impacts of COVID-19 – of consumers. This virtual policy seminar will analyze the current food market functioning, based on results of large phone surveys that have recently – including during the most recent period that new restrictions were put in place – been fielded. The speakers will also highlight possible actions to keep markets functioning safely.