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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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Rising CO2 to deplete crop nutrients in Africa, globally – Study (Business Day)

July 25, 2019


Nigeria’s Business Day reported on the findings of a new study by IFPRI researchers on projected changes to global nutrient availability due to climate change and rising CO2 levels. The article summarized the study’s key findings,including estimated reductions in growth of per capita protein, iron and zinc availability worldwide by 19.5%, 14.4% and 14.6%, respectively, and quoted Senior Scientist Timothy Sulser who noted that the study suggests climate change could slow progress on ending undernutrition.

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