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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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US farmers battle floods, heat in bid to replenish food supplies (Bloomberg)

June 29, 2022


Bloomberg published an article on how global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this year. Where things go from here could end up being determined by farmers. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stifled exports from a region that’s known as the world’s breadbasket. The disruption has sent crop futures to near-record highs, with stockpiles extremely tight. That’s adding to rampant food inflation and raising fears of global grain shortages. Markets have finally started to calm in recent weeks on optimism that key producers like Australia and the US will reap harvests large enough to help replenish war-pinched reserves. 

But in order to keep food inflation at bay, every bushel of US acre will need to see maximum yield potential. And every bushel of grain will count. Senior research fellow David Laborde said, “US production will play an important role this year in stabilizing markets and any ‘bad news’ will push prices up on world markets.” Republished in Yahoo Finance, and Flipboard

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