Tag: Climate Change & Sustainable Agriculture
From Evidence to Policy: A New Chapter for Zero-Hunger, Zero-Carbon Food Systems
After identifying and testing technologies and management strategies that can boost agricultural productivity and household income while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the Zero-Hunger, Zero-Carbon Food Systems project is entering its third phase: exploring how existing policies can be better aligned…
Mitigating Food Insecurity and the Impacts of Climate Change With Sustainable Digital Agriculture
Abstract With increasing climate shocks and food insecurity, innovative approaches to agriculture have become even more significant. In this review, we examine the potential of sustainable digital agriculture in addressing some of the challenges in agriculture and food systems. We investigate how innovative technologies in...
Digital Agriculture Can Improve Food Security and Climate Mitigation
Digital technologies like drones and soil sensors can help farmers adapt to climate change by improving yields and mitigating agriculture’s adverse environmental impacts, but widespread adoption faces several obstacles, according to a new study from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture…
2025–26 in Review: Climate Change & Sustainable Agriculture
This article presents a review of TCI research from the 2025–26 academic year related to climate change and sustainable agriculture. For more TCI research, download the 2025–26 annual report.
Cultivating carbon-neutral, highly productive food systems
Two of the thorniest challenges…
With Agrivoltaics, PM-KUSUM 2.0 Can Unlock Inclusive Rural Transformation
Agrivoltaics was still at an early stage of development in India when the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) was launched to increase farmer incomes, solarize agricultural operations, de-dieselize agriculture and reduce grid load. Since then, research,…
TCI Publishes 2025–26 Annual Report
The Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) has published its 2025–26 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 FPO-Led Small Farm Market Access…
New Webinar Series Will Begin with Discussion on Sustainable Tech
The Transforming Food Systems Forum, a new webinar series from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), will start on Monday, September 14, with an examination of sustainable technologies for smallholder farmers.
The series will feature insightful, data-driven discussions…
Water User Groups and Solar Irrigation: Lessons from Rural India
Installing a solar-powered pump is only the beginning. What comes next—figuring out how people share it—is a more complex challenge.
During my summer internship with the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), I spent my first week visiting solar…
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,…
TCI Alumna Digs Into Climate Tech Adoption Around the World
Field-based study is the cornerstone of the research agenda of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), rooting its work in the real world and ensuring that it can be impactful for the communities involved. So, when COVID-19 spread…