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


Gashaw Abate

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Gashaw T. Abate is a Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit, based in Washington, DC. Gashaw’s research topics include agricultural value chains, technology adoption, agricultural extension and advisory services, producer organizations, economic inclusion, and survey methods and measurements. Most of his research involves impact evaluation methods, and he has extensive experience in designing and implementing large-scale household surveys and randomized controlled trials.

Gashaw has been involved in several projects, including Stiftungsallianz für Afrika (SAfA: Foundations Alliance for Africa); Digital Agricultural Advisory Services (DAAS); Research for Ethiopia’s Agriculture Policy (REAP); Coffee Agronomy Programs, which promotes regenerative practices; and the CGIAR Research Initiatives on Rethinking Food Markets, Market Intelligence, Seed Equal, and One Health. Gashaw holds a PhD in development studies from the University of Trento.


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