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To Reduce Stunting in India, Space Out Births

Posted on February 19, 2021

Adequate spacing between births can help to alleviate the likelihood of stunting in children, according to a new study from TCI.

New Study Shows Cost of EAT-Lancet Diet in India

Posted on February 4, 2021

The least-expensive healthy diet recommended by the EAT-Lancet Commission costs up to five times as much as what Indians currently spend, according to new research from TCI.

Series of Op-Eds Tackle Sanitation in India

Posted on January 21, 2021

In a series of op-eds, TCI consultant Payal Seth offered insights into the state of sanitation in India, with an emphasis on open defecation and municipal waste.

TCI to Co-Host Event on Food Loss and Nutrition Security in India

Posted on January 19, 2021

TCI is co-hosting a webinar on “Food Loss and Nutrition Security” on Friday, January 22, at 7 a.m. EST/5:30 p.m. IST.

TCI Calls Attention to Rising Obesity in India

Posted on January 6, 2021

Tackling the obesity crises in urban and rural India will require a push for healthier behaviors anchored by policy changes designed to improve access to diverse, nutritious foods, say researchers at TCI.

TCI Op-Ed Stresses Importance of Farmer Producer Organizations

Posted on January 5, 2021

Strong farmer producer organizations are necessary if India’s small farmers are to take full advantage of a new set of laws liberalizing the country’s agricultural markets, TCI Director Prabhu Pingali and Assistant Director Mathew Abraham write in The Times of India.

Bihar University Research Shows Impact of TCI Soil Health Project

Posted on December 15, 2020

Investments in soil health infrastructure have boosted TCI’s efforts to promote a holistic approach to soil health in India.

TCI to Co-Host Series on Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture in India

Posted on December 9, 2020

TCI, together with the Coalition for Food & Nutrition Security, and BAIF Development Research Foundation, is hosting a special, web-based policy discussion series on food, nutrition, and agriculture in India.

New TCI Study Shows Urbanization Increases Risk of Rural Obesity

Posted on November 13, 2020

A man fries bonda in Borsad, India. (Photo by Adam Cohn CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

For developing countries like India, the growth and expansion of cities brings economic opportunities to those living in impoverished rural areas. But those …

New TCI Study Identifies Household Risk Factors for Mycotoxins

Posted on November 3, 2020

When stored in tradition burlap sacks, groundnuts can be contaminated with mycotoxins. (Photo by Anthony Wenndt/TCI)

A new study co-authored by researchers at the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) identifies household risk factors for exposure to mycotoxins—harmful chemicals produced by …

TCI Director Named Chair of ICRISAT Governing Board

Posted on October 30, 2020

TCI Director Prabhu Pingali was named chair of the governing board of ICRISAT.

Prabhu Pingali, director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), has been named chair of the governing board of the …

TCI Welcomes Five New Scholars

Posted on October 29, 2020

Clockwise from top left: Kiera Crowley, Chanchal Pramanik, Shivranjani Baruah, Shree Saha, and Sonali Uppal joined TCI at the start of the fall 2020 semester.

Five new scholars joined the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and …

Five TCI Scholars Earn PhDs

Posted on October 28, 2020

Cornell University graduates gather at the 2019 recognition ceremony for December graduates. (Photo by Lindsay France/UREL)

Five scholars from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) completed their PhDs over the past few months, despite restrictions …

TCI Alumnus Expands Research After Graduating

Posted on October 14, 2020

Naveen Sunder, who graduated from Cornell University with his PhD in economics in May 2019, didn’t join the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition until midway through his graduate studies, but nearly a year after graduating, he is still contributing to TCI’s research work. Now an assistant professor of economics at Bentley University, Sunder has …

TCI Graduate Is Making Her Mark

Posted on September 25, 2020

Just one year after graduating with her PhD in applied economics and management, Vidya Vemireddy is continuing her research at one of India’s top universities. Vemireddy is an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, where she teaches MBA- and PhD-level courses on food and agribusiness.

TCI Director Calls for Investment in Rural Economic Growth

Posted on August 20, 2020

Boosting rural economies by increasing the productivity of small-farms and expanding non-farm job opportunities can reduce the number of impoverished Indians who migrate from rural to urban areas in search of profitable employment after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new op-ed from Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) director Prabhu Pingali and International Crops Research Institute for …

TCI and AguaClara Provide Safe Water Systems to Two More Villages in Odisha

Posted on August 17, 2020

The partnership between the TCI and AguaClara Reach continues to bear fruit in India, where water disinfection systems were recently installed in two villages in Odisha.