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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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Integrated Cash Transfer Programs in West Africa: How to make cash transfer programs more nutrition sensitive?

February 13, 2020

  • 2:30 – 5:30 pm (Africa/Dakar)
  • 9:30 – 12:30 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 8:00 – 11:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI West and Central Africa Office and the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division (PHND) will be hosting a policy seminar on Integrated Cash Transfer Programs in West Africa to provide evidence on the impacts of integrated programs implemented in West Africa and discuss program design and policy options to make them more nutrition-sensitive.

The use of cash transfers (CT) to tackle poverty is increasing in Africa south of the Sahara, with almost all countries having at least one CT program (Beegle et al 2018). Recent studies have shown that CT programs in Africa south of the Sahara can reduce poverty and food insecurity, build resilience, and provide opportunities to poor households (Beegle et al 2018). However, impacts on child health and nutritional status are generally limited. Consequently, policymakers and governments are left with the question of how to design CT programs to achieve greater impact on children’s diet quality, health, and nutritional status.