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Solving the complimentary feeding gap in infants using novel food technology

Posted on April 1, 2019

The food industry has always succeeded in adding novel food products to supermarket shelves, according to the needs and demands of consumers. In recent years, food scientists and industry researchers have focused on adding convenience and ease of utilization in foo… Read more

Solving the complimentary feeding gap in infants using novel food technology

Posted on April 1, 2019

Fortification to tackle iron deficient anemia – Evidence from a community-based nutrition program in Gujarat

Posted on March 19, 2019

Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is also one of the most frequent nutritional disorders, affecting up to 1.6 billion people worldwide[i]. Bioavailable iron is essential to synthesize hemoglobin, the oxygen-transporting protein. The shortage of iron depletes hemo… Read more

Fortification to tackle iron deficient anemia – Evidence from a community-based nutrition program in Gujarat

Posted on March 19, 2019

Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is one of the most frequent nutritional disorders, affecting up to 1.6 billion people worldwide [i]. Bioavailable iron is essential to synthesize hemoglobin, the oxygen-transporting protein. The shortage of iron depletes hemoglobi… Read more

Antibiotic Resistance: Fighting a Multi-Headed Demon

Posted on March 4, 2019

The direct public health ramifications of antibiotic resistance are truly enormous, with estimated losses in hundreds of millions of lives and trillions of dollars, when accounting for prolonged illness, death, production losses and negative impacts on food secu… Read more

Antibiotic Resistance: Fighting a Multi-Headed Demon

Posted on March 4, 2019

Collecting time use data: Accelerometers or survey methods?

Posted on February 5, 2019

How people spend their time can influence their health, nutrition, and income. However, accurately measuring time use can be very challenging. In this blog, Vidya S.R. Vemireddy, a PhD candidate in applied economics at the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture an… Read more

Collecting time use data: Accelerometers or survey methods?

Posted on February 5, 2019

Why agricultural income growth is critical for young women’s nutrition

Posted on August 28, 2018

Much academic and policy interest has been generated in recent years to understand how the agricultural sector can be leveraged to address problems of malnutrition in developing countries. For improving nutrition among women in particular, agriculture─nutrit… Read more

Why agricultural income growth is critical for young women’s nutrition

Posted on August 22, 2018

Interacting with value chain actors: What to do when your research subjects have work to do

Posted on August 20, 2018

Levels of food loss are product and value chain specific. An important first step in determining methods and metrics to evaluate food loss of perishables was to identify the product (or products) and map the value chains. The objective of my fieldwork this summer was to… Read more

Interacting with value chain actors: What to do when your research subjects have work to do

Posted on August 20, 2018

Micronutrient transmission from soils to humans

Posted on August 10, 2018

They say “we are what we eat” but can it be that we are what the soil is? Soil forms the foundation of the food we eat. It also serves as the main reservoir of the water we drink, making it the sole source of nutrients taken-in by humans. Naturally, one could argue that the fate o… Read more

Micronutrient transmission from soils to humans

Posted on August 10, 2018

Farmers’ decision making and perceived benefits of orange-fleshed sweet potato adoption

Posted on July 23, 2018

“He says orange-fleshed sweet potato has made his family healthier,” my translator, Shaktikar says as I scribble notes in a small notebook. I make sure not to disturb the iPhone pointed towards the farmer we’re interviewing. It is recording every word it can over the so… Read more

Farmers’ decision making and perceived benefits of orange-fleshed sweet potato adoption

Posted on July 23, 2018

Congratulations to our graduates!

Posted on June 1, 2018

We are proud to celebrate the individuals graduating from the Tata-Cornell program: Maureen Valentine and Prankur Gupta.Maureen ValentineDr. Maureen Valentine graduated with her Ph.D. in Animal Science from Cornell University’s Department of Animal Science at… Read more

Congratulations to our graduates!

Posted on June 1, 2018

A Current Scenario of India’s Fight against Undernourishment

Posted on April 12, 2018

In this interview, SPANDAN speaks with Dr. Soumya Gupta, Research Economist at TCI-TARINA, on the prevailing condition of undernourishment in India. She mentions the factors that are lagging behind for addressing the problem and stresses the need for the coming t… Read more

A Current Scenario of India’s Fight against Undernourishment

Posted on April 12, 2018

New food for better health: Introducing orange sweet potato to Uttar Pradesh

Posted on April 10, 2018

On a bright, windy morning in the rural district of Maharajganj, Sunita Devi listens for the crackling of cumin seeds in hot mustard oil, then adds a heap of chopped onions and garlic to the pan, smiling as they begin to sizzle and brown. She is trying out a new recipe, using… Read more

New food for better health: Introducing orange sweet potato to Uttar Pradesh

Posted on April 10, 2018

Can social marketing be a path towards improved nutrition?

Posted on March 26, 2018

The Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) has been running an iron flour fortification program in a tribal community in Gujarat. It uses the principles of social marketing to generate awareness about the importance of iron and other micronutrients, and consequentially aim… Read more

Can social marketing be a path towards improved nutrition?

Posted on March 26, 2018

The Role of Women in Water Projects in India

Posted on March 8, 2018

Our partner AguaClara Reach is increasing access to safe drinking water on tap through simple, affordable, gravity-powered technologies. The Tata-Cornell Institute supports their expansion into eastern India (and you can too!). Learn more about women’s signi… Read more

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Solving the complimentary feeding gap in infants using novel food technology

Solving the complimentary feeding gap in infants using novel food technology

Fortification to tackle iron deficient anemia – Evidence from a community-based nutrition program in Gujarat

Fortification to tackle iron deficient anemia – Evidence from a community-based nutrition program in Gujarat

Antibiotic Resistance: Fighting a Multi-Headed Demon

Antibiotic Resistance: Fighting a Multi-Headed Demon

Collecting time use data: Accelerometers or survey methods?

Collecting time use data: Accelerometers or survey methods?

Why agricultural income growth is critical for young women’s nutrition

Why agricultural income growth is critical for young women’s nutrition

Interacting with value chain actors: What to do when your research subjects have work to do

Interacting with value chain actors: What to do when your research subjects have work to do

Micronutrient transmission from soils to humans

Micronutrient transmission from soils to humans

Farmers’ decision making and perceived benefits of orange-fleshed sweet potato adoption

Farmers’ decision making and perceived benefits of orange-fleshed sweet potato adoption

Congratulations to our graduates!

Congratulations to our graduates!

A Current Scenario of India’s Fight against Undernourishment

A Current Scenario of India’s Fight against Undernourishment

New food for better health: Introducing orange sweet potato to Uttar Pradesh

New food for better health: Introducing orange sweet potato to Uttar Pradesh

Can social marketing be a path towards improved nutrition?

Can social marketing be a path towards improved nutrition?

The Role of Women in Water Projects in India