Across Bihar, livestock rearing is central to rural livelihoods. Yet low productivity, high input costs, and rising methane emissions pose long-term challenges for both farmers and the environment. Bihar has one of the largest cattle populations in India, but productivity…

The Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) unveiled evidence for three pathways to make agriculture in Bihar more productive and environmentally sustainable at an event in Patna on October 16. The event was attended by government officials, researchers and…

Sumedha is a senior associate researcher at TCI, where she contributes to the Zero-Hunger, Zero-Carbon Food Systems project. She is also pursuing a PhD in economics at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi. Her doctoral research focuses on addressing…