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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.

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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

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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.


Amy Margolies

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Amy Margolies is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. She has worked on diverse projects including large-scale impact evaluations of social protection and nutrition-sensitive agriculture programs, cost and cost-effectiveness analyses, and qualitative research. Amy has experience conducting research in Latin America (Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico), Africa (Ethiopia, Uganda, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mali) and Asia (Bangladesh, India, East Timor). She received a PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and holds a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Language skills: English, Spanish, Portuguese


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