Publications
Understanding the Determinants of Farmers’ Adoption of Artificial Insemination in Livestock
Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 60, Issue No. 7, February 2025
Promoting Agricultural Diversification and Climate Resiliency in India
January 21, 2025
This special policy brief estimates the potential reduction in methane gas emissions from the diversification of agriculture in Chhattisgarh, India. The analysis provides policymakers with information regarding pathways for combatting climate change by reducing agricultural emissions, making Chhattisgarh’s agricultural system more resilient to the effects...
Making Supermarkets Profitable for India’s Small Farms
December 12, 2024
TCI Policy Brief No. 9, December 2024
Determinants and Income Effects of Small Farmers Selling to Supermarkets versus Traditional Market Channels in Four Regions of India
Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 59, Issue No. 44-45, November 2024
Transitions to Crop Residue Burning Have Multiple Antecedents in Eastern India
November 7, 2024
by E. Urban Cordeiro, A. Samaddar, S. Munshi, A. Ajay, D.G. Rossiter, R.K. Sohane, R. Malik, P. Craufurd, Prabhu Pingali, A.J. McDonald
Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Volume 44, No. 59, 2024
Identifying the Number of FPOs Promoted in India
October 7, 2024
This special policy brief provides an estimate of the number of active farmer producer organizations (FPOs) promoted in India from 2003 to 2024 and makes the case for a centralized system for tracking FPOs. A system to identify and track FPO promotion and performance in...
Empowerment Is Key for Women’s Nutrition Amid India’s Urban Shift
September 6, 2024
TCI Policy Brief No. 8, September 2024
Women’s Empowerment and Intra-Household Diet Diversity Across the Urban Continuum: Evidence from India’s DHS
Food Policy, Volume 128, October 2024
Pathways for Achieving Zero-Hunger, (Net) Zero-Carbon Food Systems in Bihar
June 7, 2024
This special policy brief provides estimates of the potential reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that could be achieved in Bihar by adopting three transformational technologies in the state’s agricultural sector: alternate wetting and drying, advanced artificial insemination, and anti-methanogenic feed supplements. This analysis provides...
Reducing the True Cost of Food-Based Safety Nets: Evidence from India’s Subsidized Food Program
May 15, 2024
by Raghav Puri, Prabhu Pingali
Environmental Research Letters, May 2024