Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is a global, multifactorial nutritional disorder having severe health and economic implications. The burden of IDA is most prevalent in resource-limited settings that rely primarily on staple cereals and a few vegetables for nourishment. Specifically in India, anemia affects 74% children below the age of 3 years, 85% expectant mothers, and over 90% of adolescent teens1. IDA, as a…

During his summer of exploratory research, Rohil Bhatnagar has spent two months visiting rural villages in order to assess  dietary patterns, market-level food diversity, and nutritional awareness – especially around iron-deficiency anemia.  Learn more about how this fieldwork in Gujarat, Jharkhand and Bihar. Rohil Bhatnagar is a Tata-Cornell Scholar and second year PhD student at the Department of…

Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) have been used to help agriculture communities improve their farming knowledge and market strategies. Over the summer, Krystal Rampalli has been talking with farmers and programs across India that use ICT for Ag, to understand how these approaches might be redeployed for nutrition messaging. Krystal Rampalli is a Tata-Cornell Scholar and second…

This summer, Jocelyn Boiteau has been learning about food loss in the fruit and vegetable value chains in India. Hear from Jocelyn as she describes her exploratory research. Jocelyn Boiteau is a Tata-Cornell Scholar and second year PhD student at the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University.

For her PhD research, Payal Seth has been conducting ongoing fieldwork in Uttar Pradesh, India. In this video, Payal explains the crux of her research question and reflects on another summer of field-based research. Learn more about her research and fieldwork experiences. Payal Seth is a Tata-Cornell Scholar and third year PhD student at Cornell University’s Dyson School…

At the Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI), doing applied, on-the-ground research is a serious part of our mission. We believe that academic rigor and fieldwork go hand in hand. In this panel, Tata-Cornell Scholars discuss what they’ve gained from their experiences conducting a year of intensive fieldwork in India. Panel Moderator: Prabhu Pingali Professor of Applied Economics…

This book is based on a Festschrift organized to celebrate Hans Binswanger and the many contributions he has made to the field of agricultural and development economics. The book is edited by Prabhu Pingali (TCI) and Gerson Feder (IFPRI).

Odisha’s agriculture sector is largely dependent on small and marginal farmers, which comprise almost 80 percent of total farmers. Paddy is the staple cereal crop in the state, while other cereals and pulses account for a much smaller share of the gross cropped area. Vegetables and fruits fall even further behind. Thus, there is an immediate need for an “agriculture renaissance”…

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 12, responsible consumption and production, aims to halve worldwide food waste and reduce global food loss by 2030. When thinking about this goal, many questions arise, such as: How is food loss and food waste defined? What metrics and methods are used to determine a baseline and measure progress? How does food loss and…

On 8 November 2016, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a demonetization policy not only to eliminate black currency, but also to promote a digital and cashless economy. The “Cashless India” and “Digital India” initiatives propose to reduce corruption at all levels of society by enforcing the use of cards, checks, or mobile phones for…