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Erick Boy

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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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World Investment Forum 2018

Palais des Nations

8-14, Av. de la Paix

Geneva, Switzerland

October 22 to 26, 2018

  • 5:15 – 5:15 pm (Europe/Oslo)
  • 11:15 – 11:15 am (US/Eastern)
  • 8:45 – 8:45 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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IFPRI’s Director General will participate in the UNCTAD World Investment Forum — the pre-eminent global platform for investment and development. The Forum devises strategies and solutions for global investment and development challenges. It facilitates multi-stakeholder collective action to stimulate investment in development.

The Forum was set up to fill the investment institutional gap in the international economic governance architecture. Since its inception, it has served as the leading forum to leverage investment policy for sustainable development. Organized under the overall theme “Investment in Sustainable Development”. The Forum will address global challenges for international investment in the new era of globalization and industrialization. Investment stakeholders will gather to brainstorm solution-oriented initiatives and build global partnerships to advance prosperity for all. 

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Responsible Agricultural Investment (October 24, 2018  —  3:30pm – 6:00pm)

 

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