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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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Daybreak March 5: Stimulus aid could go to broadband (Agri-Pulse)

March 06, 2021


Agri-pulse published an article stating that the U.S. is seriously considering an effort to get back into the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but it won’t be easy or quick because the Biden administration wants to add new labor, environment, and possibly other provisions to the pact. The existing Trans-Pacific Partnership countries won’t likely rush to accept renegotiation after years of work to get it up and running, experts said at a virtual event hosted by the American Agricultural Law Association.   “I think it makes sense to get into the TPP,” said senior research fellow Joseph Glauber, “but it’s not going to be an easy lift if we come in with a lot of new provisions that we’re hoping to get all of the members to agree to.”

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