Tag: Agricultural Transformation, Food Systems & Nutrition Transition
Study Finds Supermarket Sales Improve Farmers’ Nutrition
A study supported by the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) reveals that selling directly to supermarkets yields nutritional dividends for India’s smallholder farmers. Published in the journal Agricultural Economics, the study demonstrates that farm households who sell vegetables…
Call for Abstracts: Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia 2026
The Tata-Cornell Institute is partnering with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR, and regional and global cohosts for the 2026 edition of the annual Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia Conference. The conference will be held December 1–3,…
Identifying India’s Agricultural Hotspots
This policy brief presents the results of a TCI-supported study that identified agricultural hotspot districts in India and assessed possible reasons for the districts’ higher-than-average production. The researchers examined the spatial distribution of seasonal yields for paddy, wheat and millets in India from 2010 to...
New Study Identifies India’s Agricultural ‘Hotspots’
Amid India’s efforts to provide its growing populace with nutritious foods, increasing agricultural production is paramount. A new study by Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) alumnus Chanchal Pramanik identifies India’s agricultural “hotspots,” districts with high crop yields. Lessons…
Farm to Fork: Exploring Food Value Chains in India
In late February, we set out to explore five food value chains as part of TCI’s Promoting Value Chains for Climate Resilience and Nutritious Diets project, which aims to assess the challenges facing different value chains and recommend appropriate solutions.…
India Is Spending Less on Food. The Food It’s Buying Should Worry Us.
Two decades ago, the story of food in India was easy to understand. A large share of household budgets went toward food, and most of that food was cereals. Rice or wheat anchored every meal. Diets were repetitive, shaped by…
From MGNREGA to VB-G Ram G: A Field Researcher’s Take
On December 18, 2025, the Indian government passed the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G Ram G) bill in both houses of the parliament, proposing to replace the nearly two‑decade‑old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act…
New Book Tackles Food Loss and Waste
Each year, about 32% of the food produced across the world is lost or wasted. Tackling food loss and waste has been on the global agenda for decades, with policymakers citing it as a contributing factor to issues like food…
Wasted Potential: Tackling Food Loss and Waste Across Transforming Food Systems
As the world seeks to achieve zero hunger and mitigate the environmental degradation tied to food production and consumption, reducing food loss and waste is a critical challenge for policymakers in developed and developing countries alike. Wasted Potential: Tackling Food Loss and Waste Across Transforming...
TCI Publishes 2024–25 Annual Report
The Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) has published its 2024–25 Annual Report.
The report offers an in-depth look at the full range of TCI’s research and other activities, including grant-funded projects like the Zero-Hunger, Zero-Carbon Food Systems project…