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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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9.06 Crore Indians to go hungry by 2030 due to climate change: Study (The Quint) 

May 14, 2022


The Quint (India) published an article on the report launch of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. According to the Report, the average temperature is predicted to rise in the range of 2.4 degrees Celsius to 4.4 degrees Celsius by 2100. The study also showed that nearly 23 percent more Indians are at risk of hunger by 2030 due to a fall in agricultural production and disruption in food supply chains; India’s food production could drop by 16 percent and the number of those at risk of hunger could increase by 23 percent by 2030 due to climate change. 


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