Two TCI Scholars were recognized for their achievements during commencement ceremonies at Cornell University on Friday, May 23. Shree Saha graduated with a Ph.D. in applied economics and management from the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Shivranjani Baruah…

Shree Saha is passionate about data. “For me, it’s matching reality and the data that I find to be quite exhilarating,” she says. “I realize that’s the nerd in me speaking, but I really like working with data quite a…

Along India’s eastern coastline in late January, the small coastal communities of Odisha are busy with preparations for the upcoming shrimp farming season. I recently interviewed around 625 shrimp farmers across five districts in the state, gaining insights into their…

Sitting in the coastal village of Inchudi in the Baleshwar district of Odisha, India, I spoke with Raju (name changed), a generational shrimp farmer with over 20 years of experience, about the precipitous rise of shrimp aquaculture in his village…

Digital payment platforms have emerged as an integral component of modern India’s financial landscape. These platforms offer convenient and quick ways for individuals and businesses to complete cash-free transactions.  From the user-friendly interfaces of mobile wallets to the innovative simplicity…

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…

“They [wild animals] want the best and the most expensive tea leaves,” remarked a tea estate staffer during my visit to an estate in The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. While the purpose of my visit was to primarily understand the adoption…

In the spring of 2021, the world’s eyes turned to India as the second wave of COVID-19 wreaked havoc in the country. While the media focused on the breakdown of the healthcare infrastructure, a second crisis simmered below the surface,…

Five new scholars joined the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) at the start of the 2020-21 academic year: Kiera Crowley, Shivranjani Baruah, Sonali Uppal, Shree Saha, and Chanchal Pramanik. “I am thrilled to welcome five talented new students…

Shree Saha is a PhD candidate in the field of applied economics and management. Her research interests include women’s empowerment, maternal and child nutrition, financial inclusion, and development. Prior to joining Cornell, she worked as a research associate at the…