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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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Emma Quilligan

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Emma Quilligan is a Senior Manager for the Systems Council. She works on strategic initiatives and programs and supports the work of IFPRI’s governing board and its committees. From 2018 to 2020, Emma was IFPRI’s Proposal Coordinator, working closely with researchers and administrative staff to guide projects from concept creation to proposal submission and beyond. Emma previously worked for the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico and served as Head of Project Development for a small NGO in remote southeast Madagascar. Emma holds an master’s degree in International Development from Cornell University, where she was an Atkinson Center Sustainability Fellow, received the Hollingshead Award for agricultural study in Myanmar, and conducted research for The African Seed Access Index (TASAI). She also holds an master’s degree in Science Communication from Imperial College, London, and a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of Bristol, UK.

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Improving global integration of crop research

2017Reynolds, Matthew P.; Braun, Hans-Joachim; Cavalieri, Anthony J.; Chapotin, Saharah; Davies, William; Rosegrant, Mark W.; Quilligan, Emma
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Improving global integration of crop research

In recent decades, the scientific, development, and farm communities have contributed to substantial gains in crop productivity, including in many less developed countries (LDCs), yet current yield trends and agri-food systems are inadequate to match projected demand. Addressing transnational crop challenges will require refinement of research infrastructure and better leverage of global expertise and technologies. Drawing on lessons learned from international collaboration in wheat, we outline how such a model could evolve into a Global Crop Improvement Network (GCIN) encompassing most staple food crops, providing access to well-controlled “field laboratories,” while harmonizing research practices and sharing data. Combined with socioeconomic and cropping systems research, a GCIN could revolutionize the ability to understand and model crop responses to environments globally and accelerate adoption of vital technologies.

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2017

Authors

Reynolds, Matthew P.; Braun, Hans-Joachim; Cavalieri, Anthony J.; Chapotin, Saharah; Davies, William; Rosegrant, Mark W.; Quilligan, Emma

Citation

Reynolds, Matthew P.; Braun, Hans-Joachim; Cavalieri, Anthony J.; Chapotin, Saharah; Davies, William; Rosegrant, Mark W.; Quilligan, Emma; et al. 2017. Improving global integration of crop research. Science 357(6349): 359-360. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam8559

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International Cooperation; Agricultural Research; Technology; Living Standards

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam8559 Source record

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An integrated approach to maintaining cereal productivity under climate change

2016
Reynolds, Matthew P.; Quilligan, Emma; Aggarwal, Pramod K.; Bansal, Kailash C.; Cavalieri, Anthony J.; Chapman, Scott C.; Chapotin, Saharah M.; Datta, Swapan K.; Duveiller, Etienne; Gill, Kulvinder S.
…more Jagadish, Krishna S.V.; Joshi, Arun Kumar; Köhler, Ann-Kristin; Kosina, Petr; Krishnan, Srivalli; Lafitte, Renee; Mahala, Rajendra S.; Muthurajan, Raveendram; Paterson, Andrew H.; Boddupalli, P.M.; Rakshit, Sujay; Rosengrat, Mark W.; Sharma, Indu; Singh, Ravi P.; Sivasankar, Shoba; Vadez, Vincent; Valluru, Ravi; Vara Prasad, P.V.V.; Yadav, Om Prakash
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An integrated approach to maintaining cereal productivity under climate change

Wheat, rice, maize, pearl millet, and sorghum provide over half of the world’s food calories. To maintain global food security, with the added challenge of climate change, there is an increasing need to exploit existing genetic variability and develop cultivars with superior genetic yield potential and stress adaptation. The opportunity to share knowledge between crops and identify priority traits for future research can be exploited to increase breeding impacts and assist in identifying the genetic loci that control adaptation. A more internationally coordinated approach to crop phenotyping and modeling, combined with effective sharing of knowledge, facilities, and data, will boost the cost effectiveness and facilitate genetic gains of all staple crops, with likely spill over to more neglected crops.

Year published

2016

Authors

Reynolds, Matthew P.; Quilligan, Emma; Aggarwal, Pramod K.; Bansal, Kailash C.; Cavalieri, Anthony J.; Chapman, Scott C.; Chapotin, Saharah M.; Datta, Swapan K.; Duveiller, Etienne; Gill, Kulvinder S.; Jagadish, Krishna S.V.; Joshi, Arun Kumar; Köhler, Ann-Kristin; Kosina, Petr; Krishnan, Srivalli; Lafitte, Renee; Mahala, Rajendra S.; Muthurajan, Raveendram; Paterson, Andrew H.; Boddupalli, P.M.; Rakshit, Sujay; Rosengrat, Mark W.; Sharma, Indu; Singh, Ravi P.; Sivasankar, Shoba; Vadez, Vincent; Valluru, Ravi; Vara Prasad, P.V.V.; Yadav, Om Prakash

Citation

Reynolds MP, Quilligan E, Aggarwal PK, Bansal KC, Cavalieri AJ, Chapman SC, CHapotin SM, Datta SK, Duveiller E, et al. 2016. An integrated approach to maintaining cereal productivity under climate change. Global Food Security 8:9-18.

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Climate Change; Agriculture; Food Security; Ecology; Food Science; Networks; Phenotyping; Yields; Cereal Crops

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2016.02.002 Source record

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Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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