Tag: climate change

TCI Sponsors Virtual Screening of Indian Climate Change Film

Posted on April 7, 2021

The Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI), Cornell Cinema, and the Cornell University South Asia Program are co-sponsoring a virtual screening of Kalira Atita (Yesterday’s Past), an acclaimed film exploring the human impact of climate chan… Read more

Tackling India’s Food Systems Challenges in the Era of Climate Change

Posted on April 10, 2020

In this blog post, TCI postdoctoral associate Anaka Aiyar and former communications and outreach manager Jessica Ames present the “technology-plus” approach for dealing with India’s food systems challenges in the midst of climate change, as proposed in the… Read more

Blistering in the Sun: Climate Change Worsens Food Loss for India’s Tomato Farmers

Posted on February 25, 2020

In this blog post, TCI scholar Jocelyn Boiteau details how rising temperatures and unreliable rainfalls are contributing to food loss among India’s tomato farmers. Standing in a lush, green field of tomato plants surrounded by swaying trees and rocky hills, experie… Read more

IFPRI book launch: Transforming food systems for a rising India

Posted on June 14, 2019

Despite broad economic progress, India continues to face persistent food insecurity, malnutrition, and high levels of stunting. This paradox is at the center of a new book by researchers at the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, Transforming Fo… Read more

TCi welcomes new researcher to tackle climate change and nutrition impacts in India

Posted on October 6, 2014

TCi is delighted to welcome a new post-doctoral associate to its research team: Asha Sharma. Dr. Sharma is working to quantify risks due to climate change on agriculture in India. Here, she discusses how her work modeling climate change impacts has important implica… Read more