Tag: Field notes
Eyes on focus groups
Focus group discussions (FGD) serve as a useful research methodology to gather qualitative data on a specific topic of interest. As the intern team working on the MNDA with ICRISAT, we are particularly interested in understanding how eating out behavior…
Cow culture: tackling taboos in field-based research
Maureen Valentine is a TCi Scholar and a second year Ph.D student in the department of Animal Science. For her research, she plans to focus on the widespread deficit of biomass for animal consumption in India. Comments in this blog…
Reflections from ICRISAT: Science with a human face
For the past 7 weeks, the TCi team has been working closely with our partner organization ICRISAT to study household and individual dietary diversity. Finishing a research project within 7 weeks is no easy feat. Aside from the two back…
Oreos and Lays and Fanta, oh my: the necessary surprises of field research
By John Lowry
John Lowry is a TCi intern and undergraduate senior studying biology and government. Alongside the other interns at ICRISAT, he studies individual and household dietary diversity with a special focus on the consumption of packaged foods and…
In Bihar, a quiet gender revolution
“Name? Son of or Wife of?,” the check-in form at the hotel asked me. The form was practically telling me I needed to be someone’s son or wife to be occupying a room in a hotel by myself. That it…
Field notes: Finalizing the research plan
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…
Reflections from a year in the field: Sustainable livestock feeding systems in rural India
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…
Sfurti micronutrient sachets: The journey so far and challenges ahead
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…
Field notes: Visit to the Azadpur fruit and vegetable wholesale market
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…
Videos from the Field: Payal Seth
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…