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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.


Mir Raihanul Islam

Research Analyst

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Mir Raihanul Islam is a Research Analyst in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit who joined IFPRI in 2021 under the USAID-funded Bangladesh Agriculture Policy Activity program. His research interests are related to public health, food security, resilience, and WASH (water, sanitation, and health).

Before joining IFPRI, he worked as a senior research associate at the James P. Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) at BRAC University. During his time at BRAC University, he also worked as a teaching fellow in the Master of Public Health program. Before joining BRAC JPGSPH, he worked as a research associate in BRAC’s Research and Evaluation Division (RED). Mir works to implement mental health services in Bangladesh and is one of the founders of the Dr. Anisur Rahman Clinical Psychology Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy (ARC). He has also published several articles in international peer-reviewed journals.

Mir received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in applied statistics from the Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka.