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New Study Shows Cost of EAT-Lancet Diet in India
Series of Op-Eds Tackle Sanitation in India
TCI to Co-Host Event on Food Loss and Nutrition Security in India
TCI Calls Attention to Rising Obesity in India
TCI Op-Ed Stresses Importance of Farmer Producer Organizations
Bihar University Research Shows Impact of TCI Soil Health Project
TCI to Co-Host Series on Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture in India
New TCI Study Shows Urbanization Increases Risk of Rural Obesity
For developing countries like India, the growth and expansion of cities brings economic opportunities to those living in impoverished rural areas. But those …
Read moreNew TCI Study Identifies Household Risk Factors for Mycotoxins
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 …
Read moreTCI Director Named Chair of ICRISAT Governing Board
Prabhu Pingali, director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), has been named chair of the governing board of the …
Read moreTCI Welcomes Five New Scholars
Five new scholars joined the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and …
Read moreFive TCI Scholars Earn PhDs
Five scholars from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) completed their PhDs over the past few months, despite restrictions …
Read moreTCI Alumnus Expands Research After Graduating
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 …
Read moreTCI Graduate Is Making Her Mark
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
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 …
Read moreTCI and AguaClara Provide Safe Water Systems to Two More Villages in Odisha
Yes, Women in India Are Consuming a Less Diverse Diet
With nearly 55% of rural Indian women suffering from anemia and 30% considered to be underweight, it is no …
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