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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.

Delivering for Nutrition in India: Insights from Implementation Research

Co-Organized by IFPRI, the National Institute of Nutrition, NITI Aayog, Alive & Thrive (A&T), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CIFF, UNICEF, World Bank, and The India Nutrition Initiative (TINI)

Multipurpose Hall, India International Center

40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Estate

New Delhi, India

September 24, 2019

  • 8:30 – 6:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
  • 11:00 – 8:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 8:30 – 6:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Coinciding with the national nutrition month, this event is being jointly organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the National Institute of Nutrition, and NITI Aayog. It is also supported and co-hosted by Alive & Thrive (A&T), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Bank, and The India Nutrition Initiative (TINI).

This event will bring together a group of key nutrition stakeholders to review findings from ongoing or recently completed implementation research studies in nutrition, especially on POSHAN Abhiyaan’s key pillars. The participants will also deliberate on ways of tapping into insights from implementation research to help strengthen the coverage, equity and quality of maternal and child nutrition interventions in India.