Challenge Program Directors
Howarth Bouis
Director, CGIAR Challenge Program HarvestPlus
Since 1993, Howarth Bouis has sought to promote biofortification within the CGIAR, among national agricultural research centers, and in the human nutrition community. His past research has focused on understanding how economic factors affect food demand and nutrition outcomes, particularly in Asia. He holds a joint appointment at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC, and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
Howarth received a BA in economics from Stanford University and an MA and PhD from the Stanford University Food Research Institute.
