Back

Who we are

With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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.

Back

What we do

Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

Where we work

Back

Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

What hampers farm mechanisation in Africa? (Farmers Weekly)

April 13, 2021


Farmers Weekly reported on urbanization, increased food demand, rising rural wages, and seasonal labour bottlenecks have led to the interest in promoting agricultural mechanization in sub-Saharan Africa. Agricultural transformation is imperative for growth and poverty reduction in Africa. Yet progress has been elusive. The region is a net food importer despite the fact that agriculture accounts for 60% of employment. Main food crop yields are estimated at about half the world average, and rural poverty, hunger and malnutrition are persistent. The IFPRI report, ‘An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanisation development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?’ states that Africa can learn a great deal from Asia’s experience with mechanization. Promoting a Green Revolution-style agricultural intensification, focusing on improved seed varieties, fertilizer and agrochemicals that increase land productivity could be a way to achieve the needed transformation.

No links


Countries


Media Contact

Media & Digital Engagement Manager