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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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Green Revolution 2.0 (Medium)

March 10, 2020


Medium published an article on feeding humanity as the climate changes will require crops that are more productive, hardy, and diverse than ever. Senior Research Fellow Keith Wiebe discussed nurturing “orphan crops.” He stated,  “The big growth we saw over the past half-century, including the Green Revolution, was pretty much focused on Asia and Latin America, and the big crops, ….they’ve had their turn — what about sorghum and millet and cowpeas … that tend to be more important for poorer farmers in poorer regions?”

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