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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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IFPRI’s country programs: Facilitating country-led food systems transformation

2024International Food Policy Research Institute
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IFPRI’s country programs: Facilitating country-led food systems transformation

In most low- and middle-income countries, agrifood systems constitute a sizable share of economic activity and serve as a primary source of livelihoods, especially for poorer members of the population. As a result, national development strategies frequently put strong emphasis on the agrifood sector to achieve key goals, such as accelerating economic growth, reducing poverty, improving food and nutrition security, and confronting climate change. This emphasis was confirmed at the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit, where more than 100 countries committed to transforming their food systems to make them more productive, nutrition-focused, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable, and it was further reinforced by the Food and Agriculture Declaration at COP28. To achieve these desired transformations, governments require data and research based evidence to assess the situation, identify solutions, and prioritize actions. Governments are also increasingly interested in enhancing institutional capacity to support country-led development pathways.

Year published

2024

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute. 2024. IFPRI’s country programs: Facilitating country-led food systems transformation. IFPRI Brochure. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145299

Country/Region

Ghana; Sudan; Egypt; Ethiopia; Tajikistan; China; Pakistan; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea; Kenya; Rwanda; Malawi; Nigeria; Senegal

Keywords

Africa; Asia; Oceania; Economic Development; Food Systems; Policies

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Brochure

IFPRI’s Country Programs respond to demand for food policy research and deliver holistic support for country-led development. Decision-makers need to make strategic policy and investment choices, including setting priorities and identifying trade-offs and linkages between different development goals, often with limited resources and technical expertise. In this context, IFPRI’s Country Programs support the design and implementation of country-led strategies by helping to stimulate new thinking about the development process, analyzing the available strategic options to achieve specific development outcomes, and building evidence, tools, and capacity for food system transformation at the country level. Our on-the-ground presence, maintained through country and regional offices, facilitates close partnership with agricultural and other key ministries, national policy research institutes, and other stakeholders, enabling IFPRI to respond to regional and country priorities and build inclusive policy processes.

Our Country Program activities cut across multiple research themes, drawing on expertise from all IFPRI research units, as well as from national and international partners. IFPRI adapts its research and capacity strengthening to address the diverse challenges and opportunities that exist in different countries. To achieve their objectives, IFPRI’s Country Programs:

  • Build on existing work and capacities in the country wherever possible by forming partnerships and networks.
  • Work in close collaboration with national partners to improve the quality and relevance of the work and to help strengthen national capacity.
  • Work closely with policymakers at the national and regional levels to set priorities and disseminate results.
  • Implement or undertake activities within the country to the greatest extent possible.

The Programs

  • Kutubdia Island in the Bay of Bengal

    Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program

    Improving food and nutrition security is of paramount concern to millions in Bangladesh.

  • Wuxi, the fast growing city that was formerly known as White Horse Village.

    China Strategy Support Program

    Supports joint research & capacity strengthening as well as policy dialogues & communication to improve policymaking.

  • Farm land in Giza in Egypt

    Egypt Strategy Support Program

    Egypt SSP's main objective is to raise incomes of the rural poor and to improve food and nutrition security in Egypt.

  • Gayo village, Ethiopia

    Ethiopia Strategy Support Program

    ESSP is a collaborative program undertaken by IFPRI and the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI)

  • amevi-wisdom-wiul_nyafcy-unsplash

    Ghana Strategy Support Program

    Conduct research & advise on policy to support agricultural growth, rural development & economic transformation.

  • Local vendors selling vegetables at a market in Kenya,Africa

    Kenya Strategy Support Program

    KSSP is a policy research, capacity strengthening and policy communication program with the main objectives to accelerate poverty reduction and to improve food security.

  • Mitundu Market, Lilongwe, Malawi

    Malawi Strategy Support Program

    This project facilitates and promotes evidence-based dialogue and decision-making in support of agricultural development, food security, and economic growth in Malawi.

  • Country program Myanmar

    Myanmar Strategy Support Program

    The project supports agricultural transformation and other development policy goals by enhancing national technical, institutional, and policy analysis capacities.

  • Nigeria Strategy Support Program

    NSSP responds to the research, analysis, and capacity needs of stakeholders in the Nigerian agricultural research and policy community.

  • Papua New Guinea Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Policy Support Program

    The Papua New Guinea Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Policy Support Program (PNG-AFNP) is an initiative aligned with the Government of Papua New Guinea’s vision to revitalize and transform its agricultural sector to improve economic opportunities, livelihoods, and food security.

  • Fertile field at sunset in the countryside (Rwanda/ Africa)

    Rwanda Strategy Support Program

    Rwanda SSP is an initiative aligned with the Government of Rwanda’s vision to accelerate agricultural transformation and rural development in Rwanda.

  • A sunset view of river Nile in Khartoum, Sudan

    Sudan Strategy Support Program

    The Sudan Country Strategy Support Program (CSSP), with key team members based in Khartoum, can provide needed analytical support to the Government of Sudan, local and international partners.