Tag: Prabhu Pingali
All Hat and No Cattle: Accountability Following the UN Food Systems Summit
Global Food Security, Vol. 30, September 2021
Multiple Risk Factors Contribute to Childhood Stunting in Karnataka, India
Current Science, Vol. 121, No. 3, August 10, 2021
Risk Factors in Childhood Stunting in Karnataka, India, Vary by Geography
Current Science, Vol. 121, No. 4, August 25, 2021
TCI Launches Hub for FPOs to Empower Smallholder Farmers in India
In an effort to empower India’s 125 million smallholder farms to take advantage of growing opportunities in the agricultural sector, the Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) for Agriculture and Nutrition launched a Hub for Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) within its Center of…
Study: Causes of Obesity in India Depend on Age, Gender, and Where You Live
Obesity is on the rise in India, and a new front in the struggle to improve nutrition in the country of 1.36 billion people has emerged. New research from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) sheds light on…
Sowing Trouble: The Beginnings of an Alcohol Problem?
On June 2, 2021, the Indian government announced a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for several key sectors of the economy. Under this scheme, the fuel companies will be required to sell gasoline containing up to 20 percent ethanol by 2023, with the view to reduce dependency on oil imports and lower carbon dioxide emissions in cities. (Ethanol adds extra oxygen to petrol which lowers the emission of harmful gases and is shown to significantly reduce air pollution.) This target implies that India will need 1,000 crore liters of ethanol against the nation’s current capacity of 684 crore liters.
Op-Ed Warns Increased Ethanol Production Could Affect Nutrition Security
The Indian government’s plan to incentivize sugarcane production to boost the supply of fuel-grade ethanol could hurt efforts to improve nutrition outcomes in the country, according to researchers from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI).
In an op-ed…
TCI Director Gives Masterclass on Unintended Consequences
Prabhu Pingali, director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), is featured in a new masterclass on the unintended consequences of food systems policies. Designed for stakeholders in food systems around the world, the class presents the 1960s…
Indian Women’s Nutrition Suffered during COVID-19 Lockdown
The 2020 nationwide lockdown India imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions that negatively impacted women’s nutrition, according to a new study from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition.
Published in the journal Economia Politica, the study…
COVID-19 and Women’s Nutrition Security: Panel Data Evidence from Rural India
Economia Politica, 2021