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Publication in Global Food Security
May 13, 2017
Now available online, “The bumpy road from food to nutrition security – Slow evolution of India’s food policy” appears in the journal Global Food Security. The paper provides a detailed review of the evolution of food policy in India and a way forward in the transition towards nutrition security.

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TARINA 2016 at a Glance
May 2, 2017
The Technical Assistance and Research for Indian Nutrition and Agriculture (TARINA) Chapter of the Tata-Cornell Institute’s 2016 Annual Report has been reprinted as standalone report entitled TARINA 2016 at a Glance. This document provides a detailed summary of the project’s objectives, approach, and milestones achieved by TCI over the past year, the first year of the grant. Next year’s issue will…

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Workshop on best practices for successful monitoring and evaluation of development projects
April 15, 2017
What are the challenges in designing projects with successful monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems? How do you ensure data collection for M&E is reliable? What is a “theory of change,” and how can it shape M&E over the course of a development project’s lifetime? These are a few of the major questions raised during the…

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Advance look at upcoming publication: “Transitioning Toward Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems in Developing Countries”
April 13, 2017
This journal article by Dr. Prabhu Pingali and TCI Scholar Naveen Sunder appears in the Annual Review of Resource Economics (Volume 9, 2017). Review in Advance first posted online on April 3, 2017. The volume (9) goes to print in November 2017.

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TCI Postdoctoral Fellow Andaleeb Rahman publishes featured article on food policy & regional politics
April 10, 2017
In a piece appearing in The Wire, “UP Shows Growing Importance of Food Policy in Regional Politics,” Dr. Rahman examines the latest regional political developments in Uttar Pradesh and discusses important trends in economics, food policy and regionalism. The Wire is an independent, online news publication based in New Delhi.

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Sfurti micronutrient sachets: The journey so far and challenges ahead
April 8, 2017
Iron, an important micronutrient for normal body functioning and stamina, is deficient across the world and severely affects women and children in developing countries as reported by WHO. Common symptoms of iron deficiency lead to lower level of stamina, fatigue and muscle pain, consequently decreasing productivity and hence, the standard of life. Despite such serious consequences, dietary iron intake is low…

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Reflections from a year in the field: Sustainable livestock feeding systems in rural India
March 17, 2017
Over the last year, I was conducting fieldwork in the Kandhamal District of Odisha, India. We implemented a goat feeding experiment with Kondha tribal farmers in the forest fringe areas of Tikabali Block. Livestock management in the project area was extensive (as opposed to intensive) where animals openly graze with minimal or no oversight. Quantity and quality of grazing areas have…

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TCI featured at Perspectives in International Development Seminar
March 17, 2017
On Wednesday, March 22nd, TCI Director Prabhu Pingali presented “Promoting a More Nutritious Food System in India – Progress Report on the BMGF Grant to TCI.” This event occured on Cornell’s Ithaca campus. This seminar is co-sponsored by CIIFAD and the Soil and Crop Sciences Section of SIPS, the Department of Natural Resources, and The Dyson School of Applied…

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Combating open defecation through a community-led sanitation approach in rural India
March 9, 2017
Every year, 188,000 children under five in India die due to diarrhea-related illnesses. This catastrophic burden on children’s health is largely due to the fact that over a third of the Indian population defecates in the open. Open defecation (OD) also has strong gender impacts; women feel constrained to relieve themselves only under the cover of…

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TCI Director speaks at Vatican Academy of Sciences
March 2, 2017
Prof. Prabhu Pingali, Director of TCI traveled to Vatican City to participate in a workshop on “Biological Extinction” organized by the Vatican Academy of Sciences from February 27 to March 1, 2017. He presented his paper on “The Green Revolution and Crop Biodiversity”.