The Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Walmart Foundation to assess challenges facing small-farm aggregation models in India and Mexico.
The grant will fund a two-year study, “FPO-led Small Farm Market Access Models for the Future of Food Systems in India,” led by Prabhu Pingali, founder …
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Anaka Aiyar, a postdoctoral associate with the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, was honored by Cornell University’s Office of Postdoctoral Studies with the 2019 Postdoctoral Achievement Award for Excellence in Leadership. Learn more about this award on the Dyson BusisnessFeed.
Anaka Aiyar, postdoctoral fellow at the Tata-Cornell Institute and the Dyson School, has been awarded the Postdoc Achievement Award for Excellence in Leadership. Awardees are nominated by letters from faculty, students, and colleagues and selected through a competitive review process facilitated by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies at Cornell University. Awards are announced …
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It has been a long journey for Prabhu Pingali. After more than 40 years studying agriculture and food systems across the developing world, the founder of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition is now focusing full time on his native India, trying to answer a riddle that has stumped a generation of scholars and policymakers.
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For the public distribution system in India, there are differential pathways of access as well as differences in quantities and prices, and quality of grains and services. This commentary, by Mamata Pradhan and Devesh Roy, appears in Economic and Political Weekly in EPW Vol. 54, Issue No. 26-27 on 29 June, 2019.
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This thirteen-day PA & PE workshop will draw on the academic expertise of Cornell University as well as the large research network of GRAAM to provide participants with practical guidance for understanding Policy Analysis & Program Evaluation.This immersive workshop is intended to build capacity in the process and methods of program evaluation and evidence-based policy making.
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The launch of “Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India” reviews the findings and discusses the interventions needed to promote a nutrition-sensitive food system in India. Watch a recording of the event on YouTube.
The event was held in Washington, D.C. at the International Food Policy and Research Institute on June 6, 2019.
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Dainik Jagran is India’s leading Hindi language newspaper with a readership of 60 million. This op-ed on zero hunger in India is by Prof. Prabhu Pingali. Discussing the need for policy shifts to achieve SDG2, he explains how the availability of diversified food at the local level and affordability of these diets among households is …
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The BusinessFeed announces news and updates important to the “our business is a better world” mission of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management; in this case, an article about the launch of TCI’s new Food Systems book. TCI makes its academic home at the Dyson School.
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In the op-ed “We’ll Be What We Eat,” Prof. Prabhu Pingali discusses what India will need to do to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) of ‘Zero Hunger’ by 2030.
To meet SDG2, India needs to reduce the number of its hungry by at least 200 million. Beyond access to sufficient food, …
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The latest episode of the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series, explains the impact of clean, piped-in water on women and girls in India. A recording and transcript of the podcast is available.
This story originally appeared in the Cornell Chronicle.
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This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast’s fourth season, “What Does Water Mean for Us Humans?” from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences. Prof. Prabhu Pingali explains the impact of clean, piped-in water on women and girls in India.
Review the transcript below. Listen to the …
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Till Ludwig is a Research Fellow at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) in Bonn, Germany. His research focuses on research focus on behavioral economics, consumer choices and poverty studies in India, He presented on, “The Effect of Individual Preferences on Food and Nutrition Security: Evidence of How Risk Preference and Altruism …
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The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) and the Tata-Cornell Institute(TCI) co-hosted a seminar featuring Dr. John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), led by IFPRI. The speaker presented on, “Improving nutrition and health through agriculture: What have we learned? What’s next?”
A lunchtime Q&A was organized immediately following …
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In a new book published by FAO and Elsevier, Dr. Prabhu Pingali writes on the public policies necessary to achieve sustainable food and agriculture systems. See Chapter 45 in Sustainable Food and Agriculture: An Integrated Approach.
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Chapter Abstract
Over the past 50 years, agricultural growth has contributed to jumpstarting overall economic …
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Appearing in the journal Applied Soil Ecology, this new publication “Soil health characterization in smallholder agricultural catchments in India” discusses findings from the Tata-Cornell Institute Soil Health Project in eastern India. By Phillip S.D. Frost, Harold M. van Es, David G. Rossiter, Peter R. Hobbs, and Prabhu L. Pingali
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This new book examines the interactions between India’s economic development, agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a Food Systems Approach. Written by TCI. Order Now.
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Dr. Mathew Abraham, Assistant Director, joined distinguished speakers for the book launch event for “Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: Seizing the Momentum” held on Feb 28, 2019. Watch the Recording.
In his comments, Dr. Abraham made the case for India to shift to a nutrition-focused agriculture sector, one that goes beyond staple grain productivity …
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The Tata-Cornell Institute is actively recruiting graduate students for the 2019 Summer Internship Program. This is a 6-8 week professional development and research-oriented opportunity for students interested in issues related to food policy, agriculture & nutrition, and rural development in India.
*** The deadline to apply is Friday, March 1, 2019. ***
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Cornell first-year …
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani recognizes Prof Prabhu Pingali with the Distinguished Alumnus Award 2018 for significant and outstanding contributions in Academia and Research. Dr. Pingali completed his M. A. (Hons.) in Economics BITS Pilani (Rajasthan) in 1977. Learn more about the award.
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Join Prof. Prabhu Pingali for a discussion on Agriculture & Food Systems to 2050 based on the new book (for which he is co-editor). Friday, November 16, 2018, 4-5:30 pm, Mann Library, Room 102. Reception to follow.
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The Tata-Cornell Institute Distinguished Lecture, featuring Prof. Arvind Panagariya, discusses major trends in India’s economic development since 1947. Watch the video of the lecture “Indian Economy: Where From and Where To.”
The lecture was organized as a part of a series of events designed to mark five years of the Tata-Cornell Institute.
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In the new PLOS One article, “The role of agriculture in women’s nutrition: Empirical evidence from India,” authors Dr. Tanvi Rao (Cornell Dyson PhD ’17 & Tata-Cornell Scholar) and Dr. Prabhu Pingali (TCI Founding Director) provide empirical evidence that explicitly links agricultural output and incomes to rural women’s nutrition outcomes in India.
The pathway from agriculture to …
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Deadline update: Apply by October 31, 2018 to attend and present at an upcoming workshop, “Developing Biofortified Crops Value Chains for Nutritional Security in South Asia.”
This one-day workshop will explore innovative ways of developing biofortified food crop value chains. The event is organized by TCI, IFPRI-South Asia Office and the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) in New Delhi. It will be held on January 31, 2019 in New Delhi. Learn more below.
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