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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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Global commodity prices and food security: Navigating new challenges and learning from the past

March 9, 2022

  • 9:30 – 11:30 am (America/New_York)
  • 3:30 – 5:30 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 8:00 – 10:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)


Agricultural commodity prices are reaching levels close to those witnessed in 2007/08 and 2010/11, and fertilizer prices have also increased significantly. Repercussions from the invasion of Ukraine are creating significant additional pressures on prices.

This policy seminar will present global data on key agricultural commodity, energy, transportation, and fertilizer markets to paint a comprehensive picture of price trends and their underlying causes and will include a comparison to the earlier price spikes of 2007/08 and 2010/11.

This event is the first in an IFPRI seminar series on Food and Fertilizer Price Trends: Impacts on global food security

Opening Remarks

  • Johan Swinnen, Global Director, CGIAR Systems Transformation Science Group & Director General, IFPRI

Speakers

Moderator

  • Lee Ann Jackson, Head of Division, Agro-food Trade and Markets, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)