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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.

South-South Knowledge Sharing on Agricultural Mechanization

Hilton Hotel

Menelik II Ave

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

October 31 to November 1, 2017

  • 9:00 – 5:30 pm (Africa/Addis_Ababa)
  • 2:00 – 10:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 11:30 – 8:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

 IFPRICIMMYT and the Ethiopian Agricultural Mechanization Forum are jointly organizing the conference on “South-South Knowledge Sharing on Agricultural Mechanization”, which will bring together national and international researchers, policy makers, donors and implementers to exchange experiences and promote cross-country learning on agricultural mechanization.

The conference will address experiences on agricultural mechanization in twelve countries in Asia and Africa (Bangladesh, India, China, Ethiopia, Sir Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Kenya, Myanmar, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana) and feature a number of sessions for presentations and discussion including:

  • Diverse models of mechanization and custom-hiring services
  • Cross-country experiences of mechanization growth
  • Emerging issues for agricultural mechanization in Africa
  • Mechanization issues in Ethiopia