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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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Biden to focus on food security, global health at UN General Assembly  (VOA)

September 20, 2022


Voice of America News (VOA) published an article on President Biden’s upcoming address to the UN where he is expected to highlight U.S. efforts to strengthen global food security and replenish the Global Fund to fight AIDS and other pandemics. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exports of food and fertilizer from the region have been disrupted, pushing post-pandemic food prices even higher. Some 828 million people go to bed hungry every night, according to the World Food Program. The world is now not on track to achieve the U.N. goal of zero hunger by 2030, said Rob Vos, the Markets, Trade, and Institutions division director. “We need to invest a lot more in agriculture and food systems or particularly, to change things around in food systems such that they become more inclusive so that poor people can reap more benefits from it, that food prices stay low so that they’re accessible, and that production becomes more resilient and sustainable.” Republished in Alaska Native News.  

 

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