Research Area: Gender & Nutrition
Essays on the Effects of Migration & Remittances on Households in Rural India
Cornell University, 2021 Abstract: This dissertation focuses on the effects of migration and remittances on the welfare of families left-behind, in the context of farming households in rural India. Labor migration is heavily male dominant in India, and women and children are often left behind....
Apurva Borar
Apurva Borar is a PhD candidate in the field of applied economics and management. Her research interests lie at the intersection of development economics and gender studies. She is also interested in politics, governance, culture, and identity studies. Prior to…
Measuring Women’s Self-Help Group Performance in India
TCI-TARINA Policy Brief No. 7, May 2017
Guidelines for Assessing Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture
TCI-TARINA Training Manual No. 2, September 2016
Guidelines for Incorporating Dietary Diversity Metrics in Agriculture-Nutrition Surveys
TCI-TARINA Training Manual No. 1, June 2016
TARINA District Fact Sheet on Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture
TCI-TARINA District Fact Sheet No. 3, August 2019
TARINA District Fact Sheet on Maternal and Child Health
TCI-TARINA District Fact Sheet No. 2, May 2018
TARINA District Fact Sheet on Dietary Diversity
TCI-TARINA District Fact Sheet No. 1, May 2018
COVID-19 and Women’s Nutrition Security: Panel Data Evidence from Rural India
Economia Politica, 2021
Three Essays On Agriculture – Nutrition Linkages: Women’s Iron Status and Empowerment In Agriculture In Chandrapur, India
Cornell University, 2016 Abstract: Agriculture based approaches are increasingly being propagated for tackling micronutrient malnutrition. Women constitute 30% of the agricultural labor force in India. However very little research has systematically examined the connection between farming systems and the status of women, that is their level...