Ground Truthing the Cost of Achieving the EAT Lancet Recommended Diets: Evidence from Rural India
By Soumya Gupta, Vidya Vemireddy, Dhiraj Singh, and Prabhu Pingali
Global Food Security, Volume 28, March 2021… Read more
Tag: nutrition
New Study Shows Cost of EAT-Lancet Diet in India
The least-expensive healthy diet recommended by the EAT-Lancet Commission costs up to five times as much as what Indians currently spend, according to new research from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI).
In a study published in Global F… Read more
Three Essays On Agriculture – Nutrition Linkages: Women’s Iron Status and Empowerment In Agriculture In Chandrapur, India
By Soumya Gupta, Cornell University, 2016
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Abstract:
Agriculture based approaches are increasingly being propagated for tackling micronutrient malnutrition. Women constitute 30% of the agricultural labor force in India. However very litt… Read more
How Did COVID-19 Impact India’s Food Prices?
In this blog post, TCI’s Payal Seth, Prabhu Pingali, and Bhaskar Mittra present their analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on food prices in India.
In normal times, access to nutrient-rich food to all is a challenge for India. In the midst of a pandemic, that c… Read more
IFPRI book launch: Transforming food systems for a rising India
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
Tata-Cornell Institute’s co-authors launch new book on food systems in India
Co-authors
from
the
Tata-Cornell
Institute
for
Agriculture
and
Nutrition
and
the
Dyson
School
have
published
a
new
book,
Transforming
Food
Systems
for
a
Rising
India,
as
a
reflection
of
the
institute’s
key
intellectual
results
and
research
works
undertaken
within… Read more
Seminar in International Nutrition presented by TCI and DNS
The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) and the Tata-Cornell Institute(TCI) co-hosted a seminar featuring Dr. John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), led by IFPRI. The speaker presented on, “Improving… Read more
Why agricultural income growth is critical for young women’s nutrition
Much academic and policy interest has been generated in recent years to
understand how the agricultural sector can be leveraged to address problems of
malnutrition in developing countries. For improving nutrition among women in
particular, agriculture─nutritio… Read more
Farmers’ decision making and perceived benefits of orange-fleshed sweet potato adoption
“He says orange-fleshed sweet potato has made his family healthier,” my translator, Shaktikar says as I scribble notes in a small notebook. I make sure not to disturb the iPhone pointed towards the farmer we’re interviewing. It is recording every word it can over the so… Read more
New food for better health: Introducing orange sweet potato to Uttar Pradesh
On a bright, windy morning in the rural district of Maharajganj, Sunita Devi listens for the crackling of cumin seeds in hot mustard oil, then adds a heap of chopped onions and garlic to the pan, smiling as they begin to sizzle and brown. She is trying out a new recipe, using… Read more
TCI-TARINA participates in the International Conference on Rural Management in Bhubaneswar
Improving the quality of life for rural people
is key to sustainable development in countries like India, where one-third of the
population lives in villages. At the first International Conference on Rural Management (ICRM), professionals
gathered to share eviden… Read more
A new road map for rolling out a Green Revolution 2.0 in Eastern India
In collaboration with the International Food Policy Research
Institute (IFPRI) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR),
TCI-TARINA organized a two-day workshop, titled “Green Revolution in Eastern
India: Constraints, Opportunities, and the Way… Read more
Videos from the Field: Payal Seth
For her PhD research, Payal Seth has been conducting ongoing fieldwork in Uttar Pradesh, India. In this video, Payal explains the crux of her research question and reflects on another summer of field-based research.
Learn more about her research and fieldwork expe… Read more
Emerging themes on developing a diversified food system in Odisha
Odisha’s agriculture sector is
largely dependent on small and marginal farmers, which comprise almost 80 percent
of total farmers. Paddy is the
staple cereal crop in the state, while other cereals and pulses account for a
much smaller share of the gross cropped area. V… Read more
New food policies could take the bite out of India’s malnutrition
India has spent the last 50 years combating hunger by boosting its
production of staple crops like wheat, rice and maize. The strategy has
worked – up to a point.
Now India struggles with chronic malnutrition and child stunting, even though it produces enough calories t… Read more
Engendering food systems for improved nutrition
TCI-TARINA and the International
Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) co-hosted a special session, titled
“Engendering Food Systems for Improved Nutrition,” at the Agricultural Economics
Research Association’s 24th Annual Conference on December 16th,
2016… Read more
Promoting a more nutritious food system in India: The role of smallholder agriculture
Dr.
Prabhu Pingali, Director of the Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) & Professor of
Applied Economics at Cornell University, delivered an opening lecture, titled “Promoting
a More Nutritious Food System in India: The Role of Smallholder Agriculture,” at
the Agri… Read more
TCI holds public policy panel discussion in New Delhi on food systems diversity to celebrate the inauguration of TARINA
How can policymakers, investors and development
practitioners improve the affordability and availability of diverse,
high-quality and nutrient-rich foods in India?
This is the question that set the stage for the policy
dialogue in New Delhi on August 5th, 2016, he… Read more
Field notes: Finalizing the research plan
Dr. Debbie Cherney, one of TCI’s Faculty Fellows and my committee chair, was graciously supported by TCI to visit India during Spring Break 2016. Dr. Cherney had never travelled to India previously, so this was an invaluable experience for her to observe India’s lives… Read more
ICRW interviews Dr. Soumya Gupta, Winner of the Paula Kantor Award
By Erin Kelly
Erin
Kelly is a Communications Specialist at the International Center for
Research on Women. This interview originally appeared on the ICRW website.
On January 20th, ICRW awarded Dr. Soumya Gupta with the inaugural
Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in F… Read more
ICRW Announces Winner of the Inaugural Paula Kantor Award
By Erin Kelly
Erin Kelly is a Communications Specialist at the International Center for Research on Women. This is a re-post of her piece which originally appeared on the News & Commentary section of the ICRW website.
The International Center for Research on Women… Read more
Feed and fodder scarcity in India – an exploratory research project
Maureen Valentine is a TCi Scholar and a first year Ph.D student in the department of Animal Science. For her research, she plans to focus on the widespread deficit of biomass for animal consumption in India. Animal nutrition is a major limiting factor for dairy product… Read more
Lessons from implementing a field survey in India
Soumya Gupta is a PhD candidate at Cornell’s Dyson School and a research scholar with the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative (TCi). This blog first appeared on the Economics That Really Matters blog (www.econthatmatters.com).
My dissertation res… Read more
The Sow and Grow Study: Linking Nutrition and Agriculture for Healthy Infant Growth (Part II)
Emily Bielecki, a Ph.D. Candidate in International Nutrition at Cornell University with Dr.Shambhavi Singh, Community Empowerment Lab (CEL) Project Director, and Dr.Swati Dixit, Post Doctoral Fellow at CEL share their experiences with the
insertion of an agricu… Read more
Spatial trends in Indian agriculture: 1960s to 2000s
Hilary Byerly is a Masters student at Cornell’s Dyson School and a research assistant for the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative (TCi).
The narrative of the Green Revolution in India is familiar to agricultural development practitioners. High-yie… Read more