A public policy panel discussion on “Promoting Diversity in Food Systems for Improved Nutrition Outcomes in India” was held in New Delhi on August 5th to celebrate the inauguration of the TARINA project. The debate was led by six distinguished speakers representing the government, academic and donor community. Deliberations focused on key challenges that constrain…

In this latest interview, TCI Director Dr. Prabhu Pingali talks with Business Today – a popular media outlet in India – to discuss agriculture policy and the food system as they relate to positive nutrition outcomes for India’s future.

From the BioVoice News Desk, “Leading experts from India and abroad gathered in New Delhi recently to deliberate on the important subject of agriculture diversity and its impact on the availability of nutrition to the masses.” This was TARINA’s inaugural public policy forum. Speakers included Dr. Prabhu Pingali (Director, Tata-Cornell Institute), Dr. Purvi Mehta (BMGF);…

The study on understanding the existing patterns of intra household allocation of food and nutrition dynamics was conducted by four students from Cornell University as part of their seven-week TCI summer internship hosted by ICRISAT. Initial findings revealed that female adolescents were diet deficient despite households being diet sufficient, while male adolescents were diet sufficient…

During the first meeting of the TARINA Consortium in New Delhi from the 14th-16th of December 2015, partner organizations gathered to jointly agree on areas of intervention, research and activities that will be carried out under the project’s Results Framework. Opportunities for integrating nutrition-sensitive objectives, actions and metrics into agricultural and rural development initiatives led by NGO…

The TARINA Consortium carried out a Food Systems Diagnostic Study (FSDS) in targeted project locations from February through early March 2016. The broad goal of the FSDS was to understand the local food systems contexts in which TARINA will be implemented. Designed as a rapid assessment exercise, the FSDS supports efforts to refocus agricultural projects…

By Prabhu Pingali In the Opinion pages of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Dr. Prabhu Pingali writes “The hunger metrics mirage: There’s been less progress on hunger reduction than it appears” – an analysis of the hunger metrics within the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and World Food Summit goals.

Dr. Hans Binswanger gave the first TCI Distinguished Lecture on his forthcoming paper entitled The Impact of Urban Growth on Agricultural and Rural Non-Farm Income in Kenya. Dr. Binswanger is among the top ten Agricultural Economists in the World. This first TCI Distinguished Lecture is hosted in conjunction with the Cornell International Institute of Food,…

The Program in International Nutrition (PIN) Seminar at Cornell’s Division of Nutritional Sciences organizes a seminar series which meets throughout the academic year. On Thursday, April 14th, 2016, TCI Director Dr. Prabhu Pingali presents on “Promoting a more nutritious food system in India – the role of smallholder agriculture.” (12:20-1:10 p.m. in Savage Hall

Dr. Debbie Cherney, one of TCI’s Faculty Fellows and my committee chair, was graciously supported by TCI to visit India during Spring Break 2016. Dr. Cherney had never travelled to India previously, so this was an invaluable experience for her to observe India’s livestock systems. Lacking first-hand experience of India, she voiced that it was challenging to…