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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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Plant-based diets in Europe can secure food volumes lost to Russia-Ukraine conflict, researchers flag (Food Ingredients First) 

November 17, 2022


Food Ingredients First reports on how building upon research that supports plant-based diets and how they can dramatically reduce environmental impacts, may also help improve resilience in terms of these nations’ capacity to recover from food insecurity driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This past year has been turbulent in terms of food supply and food security. Due to conflict-driven food shocks (the war), many countries chose to keep their crops for their people. According to IFPRI, in May 2022, it estimated that over 20 countries have implemented food export bans as a response to the shortfall in agricultural goods. These bans have been driven in regions already facing other substantial pressures, such as Southeast Asia and India. 

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