Tag: ICTs, Data Systems & Ag-Tech
TCI Scholar Wins ‘Most Market Ready’ at Digital Ag Hackathon
Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) Scholar Shree Saha and her team took home the award for market readiness at the 2023 Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture Hackathon on March 20.
Saha’s team developed a platform, called TransportX, that would help smallholder farmers…
Can Smartphone Apps Like WhatsApp Help Farmers Endure Extreme Weather?
Before planning your week, it is probably not unusual for you to check the weather forecast on your smartphone. For a farmer in a rural developing economy, however, weather news is more likely to come from the TV, radio, or…
Developing a Conceptual Framework to Measure Institutional Capacity
Public plant breeding programs play a central role in tackling local food security challenges around the world, but how can we be sure that they are operating effectively and optimally at the institutional level? In this blog series, the Feed…
More Chickpeas with Less Labor? Assessing the Impact of Machine-Harvestable Chickpeas on Female Labor
As India’s population increases and demand for food rises along with it, farm laborers—women in particular—face increased burdens and drudgery. Enter NBeG47, a machine-harvestable chickpea variety introduced by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to reduce…
Digital Green Co-Founder Will Give Lecture on Digitizing Rural Networks
Rikin Gandhi, co-founder and chief executive officer of the development organization Digital Green, will deliver a virtual lecture on December 7 at 11 a.m. EST/9:30 p.m. IST. The lecture, entitled “Elevating Farmer Voices by Digitizing Rural Networks,” is part of…
Technology Is Key to Bolstering India’s Food System
As India’s population grows and the country continues to urbanize, it will need to produce greater amounts of diverse agricultural products. A new report from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) contends that India can achieve a sustainable…
Technological Interventions in Indian Food Systems and the Future of Food Security
Technological Interventions in Indian Food Systems and the Future of Food Security is available for download in PDF format. With India on track to become the world’s most populous country by 2030, agricultural technology will play a vital role in ensuring that the country meets...
TCI and ICRISAT Continue Partnership to Improve Access to Indian Food Systems Data
The Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) are beginning a new phase of their partnership to expand and improve the District-Level Database for Indian Agriculture and Allied Sectors.…
Genome Editing: The Next Big Revolution in Indian Agriculture
Innovation has been the foundation of major agricultural advancements that have improved food security in India. While the 1960s saw high-yield dwarf crop varieties enter breeding research, the Green Revolution scaled up breeding for commodity crops to a whole new…
TCI Helps Students Solve Food Systems Problems at Digital Ag Hackathon
Students representing 28 different fields across Cornell University competed to find the best digital solution to food systems challenges at the fourth annual Digital Agriculture Hackathon, held from March 11-13.
The Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) cosponsored the…