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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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Virtual Event – The African Continental Free Trade Area: How will economic distribution change?

December 15, 2020

  • 9:30 – 10:45 am (America/New_York)
  • 3:30 – 4:45 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 8:00 – 9:15 pm (Asia/Kolkata)


The event video, presenter slides, podcast, photos and blog will be available in the days following the event.

Please note this event will be at 2:30pm GMT / 9:30am EST.

In early 2021, African countries will begin implementing the much-anticipated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Africa-wide elimination of tariffs will encourage regional integration to a degree never before seen on the continent. As intra-African trade unifies, will regional agricultural production and food supply chains change drastically? How will the agreement affect poverty and food security? And what types of political resistance might arise?

Join three specialists in a discussion about the political and economic distribution effects we anticipate as the AfCFTA unfolds.

Introduction

  • Nalishebo Meebelo, Senior Program Coordinator, Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research and Institutes (ReNAPRI)

Speakers 

Closing Remarks

Moderator