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Arsenic and Agriculture: Is Our Growing Dependence on Groundwater Irrigation Poisoning Our Water?

A growing public health concern across Southeast Asia is groundwater contamination, specifically from heavy metals such as arsenic. Given the significant adverse health impacts, it is important from a policy perspective to determine the causes of such contamination. I am…
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Thinking About Soil from the Farmers’ Perspectives

Good, healthy soils are not only critical for crop production, they are also crucial for good nutrition. Soils high in mineral content produce crops with higher levels of those nutrients. Yet in developing countries like India, which struggles to provide…
Natasha Jha

Natasha Jha

Natasha Jha is a PhD candidate in the field of applied economics and management. As a TCI scholar, her work examines price distortions and environmental externalities associated with agricultural policies and practices. Natasha holds an MA in economics from the…