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Howarth Bouis

Agricultural Economists

Howarth E. Bouis, born in 1950, is an American economist whose work has focused on agriculture, nutrition outcomes and reducing micronutrient malnutrition, known as hidden hunger. He is the founder and former director of HarvestPlus, a global nonprofit agricultural research program, and was awarded the World Food Prize in 2016 for his pioneering work on biofortification.

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Birth Year
1950 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Founded HarvestPlus within IFPRI in 2003 as a global effort to improve nutrition through crop biofortification. 2
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Agricultural Economics, Disciplines
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Nationality

United States

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Howarth E. "Howdy" Bouis (born October 10, 1950), is an American economist whose work has focused on agriculture, nutrition outcomes, and reducing micronutrient malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger.
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1. Wikipedia: Howarth Bouis
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    Howarth E. "Howdy" Bouis (born October 10, 1950), is an American economist whose work has focused on agriculture, nutrition outcomes, and reducing micronutrient malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger.
  • Works In: Agricultural Economics, Lead paragraph
    "Howdy" Bouis (born October 10, 1950), is an American economist whose work has focused on agriculture, nutrition outcomes, and reducing micronutrient malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger.
  • In Group: Food Policy and Nutrition Economists, Lead
    Howarth E. "Howdy" Bouis (born October 10, 1950), is an American economist whose work has focused on agriculture, nutrition outcomes, and reducing micronutrient malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger.
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2. World Food Prize: Andrade, Bouis, Low and Mwanga (2016)
World Food Prize Foundation2016 laureates page, Bouis biography paragraph
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Bouis created the organization HarvestPlus (within IFPRI) in 2003 as a global multi-sector, multidisciplinary effort to improve nutrition and public health through crop biofortification.
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Wikidata: Howarth Bouis
Wikidata Q39056927, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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