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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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This greenhouse innovation helps farmers in India cope with climate change (Business Fortnight) 

April 20, 2023


The World (India), in a story on farmers and climate change, writes about a solution designed to help farmers cope with the vagaries of a changing climate called “greenhouse-in-a-box.” Business Fortnight writes, “The design, is essentially a low-cost, scaled-down version of a standard greenhouse, is the brainchild of an Indian startup called Kheyti. In 2022, it was among the winners of the annual Earthshot Prize that honors environmental solutions.“

“For the off-season, it will work like a wonder because you can rely on higher prices, your economic viability will be more,” said Anjani Kumar, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Delhi. “We need more and more greenhouses, and there is no doubt about it.” 

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