TCI’s Center of Excellence in New Delhi supports nutrition-sensitive agriculture in India through evidence building, capacity development, and advocacy. It is also a hub for national and international experts working on agriculture and nutrition. A central repository of information and expertise, the Center provides high-quality products and services, such as research papers, databases, policy briefs, training manuals, workshops, and policy seminars.

• Databases

  TCI’s innovative data platforms empower researchers and other stakeholders with the data needed to understand and improve India’s food systems.

  District-Level Database for Indian Agriculture

  The TCI-ICRISAT District-Level Database for Indian Agriculture and Allied Sectors is an open-access database that brings together socioeconomic, environmental, nutrition, and health-related data for 571 districts in 20 Indian states from 1966-2015, providing a link between country-level macro data and household-level microdata.

  Access the District-Level Database

  FPO Platform for India

  The Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) Platform for India brings together information on thousands of FPOs to facilitate research on small-farm aggregation models. Through the interactive, web-based dashboard, researchers can access a wealth of data, such as crops produced, founding years, and sponsoring agencies.

  The platform also facilitates connections between stakeholders in India’s FPO ecosystem, such as farmers, FPOs, businesses, and FPO-promoting institutions.

  Access the FPO Platform for India

• District Factsheets

  These factsheets provide key findings and recommendations related to nutrition and agriculture in districts where TCI’s TARINA project implemented programs.

  Access district factsheets

• Policy Briefs

  These short papers summarize and translate research findings into evidence-based policy recommendations for addressing challenges related to food and nutrition security in India.

  Access policy briefs

• Reports & Publications

  This collection of journal articles, books, book chapters, and reports present TCI’s research findings related to agriculture and nutrition in India.

  Access reports & publications

• Training Manuals

  TCI instructional manuals provide guidance for designing agricultural projects and programs to ensure positive nutrition outcomes through the integration of nutrition-focused objectives, actions, and metrics.

  Access training manuals

Farmer Producer Organization Hub

The Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) Hub within the Center of Excellence serves as a repository of learnings, information, and knowledge for the advancement of FPOs in India. The Hub provides lessons, tools, and resource pathways to strengthen small farm aggregators, while simultaneously catalyzing a community of practice of funders, implementors, and policy stakeholders.

Visit the FPO Hub

Contact

TCI Center of Excellence
E-5, Qutab Hotel Campus
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg
New Delhi, India 110016
Phone: +91 11-41065138
Email: bm465@cornell.edu