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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.

Bio

Jie Song joined IFPRI in July 2018 as a Research Analyst in the Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD). Prior to joining IFPRI, Jie worked with the Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation (gui2de) in Tanzania on the evaluation of Tanzania’s education reform and interned at the World Bank with a focus on infrastructure investments. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Current Research:

  • How Do Perceptions of Relative Poverty Influence Women’s Empowerment? Evidence from Papua New Guinea
  • The Impact of Income Fluctuations on Rural Health and Nutrition Across the Life Cycle
  • Income Fluctuations and the Migration and Employment Choices of Agriculture-Dependent Households
  • Aspirations and Women’s Empowerment: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
  • The Dragon’s Gift or Poison? The Localized Impact of Chinese Aid on Conflicts in Africa