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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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Strengthening Private Sector Extension and Advisory Services

September 11, 2019

  • 9:30 – 11:00 am (America/New_York)
  • 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 7:00 – 8:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is participating in an Agrilinks webinar.

Effective agricultural extension and advisory services are widely recognized as essential for any program to transform agricultural systems and address global, social, and economic development objectives. The idea of extension as solely the purview of government extension agencies is history. Both public and private organizations are active in extension and advisory services, which constitute an integral part of the agricultural innovation system. Major extension providers include public agencies, agribusinesses (input suppliers, product buyers, financial agencies), producer organizations, nongovernmental organizations, civil society interest groups, mass media, and private farm advisors. Private extension providers include both for-profit and non-profit entities. The capacity of these providers and how well they are linked, motivated, and coordinated largely determine how well needs of rural producers are served.

In this webinar, the Feed the Future Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC) Project will present results of a portfolio review exploring recent experience and potential for expanding private sector agricultural extension and advisory services to improve knowledge and information support for the agricultural sector. 

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