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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.

From 2006 to 2020, IFPRI facilitated the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) by providing policy-relevant data, facilitating dialogue among stakeholders, monitoring progress in reviewing goals, and strengthening mutual accountability processes at continental, regional, and national level. Achievements include:

In 2020, IFPRI transferred ReSAKSS to Akademiya2063, an African institution based in Kigali, Rwanda. Many IFPRI staff who worked on ReSAKSS also moved to Akademiya2063 to continue implementing the activities.

Since 2020, IFPRI plays an important role by contributing research and policy analysis in collaboration with Akademiya2063 and by supporting its institutional development and that of similar African organizations. The activities include:

  • Providing institutional support
  • Developing and managing high-quality knowledge products
  • Assisting to deploy state of the art tools for review, benchmarking, and mutual learning
  • Identifying nutrition smart trade and processing options
  • Developing food system crisis observatory and response platform

Funders

United States of America
Gates Foundation
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Akademiya2063

Team members

John M. Ulimwengu

Senior Research Fellow, Africa,
Development Strategies and Governance

Samuel Benin

Senior Research Fellow, Development
Strategies and Governance, Africa