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Can social marketing be a path towards improved nutrition?

Posted on March 26, 2018

The Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) has been running an iron flour fortification program in a tribal community in Gujarat. It uses the principles of social marketing to generate awareness about the importance of iron and other micronutrients, and consequentially aim… Read more

The Role of Women in Water Projects in India

Posted on March 8, 2018

Our partner AguaClara Reach is increasing access to safe drinking water on tap through simple, affordable, gravity-powered technologies. The Tata-Cornell Institute supports their expansion into eastern India (and you can too!). Learn more about women’s si… Read more

Nutrition: not just for babies

Posted on March 5, 2018

Melinda Gates wrote in “Impatient Optimists,” the official blog of her and her husband’s foundation, the following: “In global health, we talk a lot about neglected diseases like onchocerciasis and schistosomiasis—serious ailments that most people ha… Read more

The bridge to Pusa: the road from field to lab

Posted on February 21, 2018

Bihar, 2018:The thick fog blanketed the city making it impossible to see any of the buildings down below. I’d been warned of the trouble with fog in the northern part of India but the inability to see anything beyond a few meters ahead of me was not something I was prepare… Read more

Is my time the same as your time? A note on the concept of time in Indian villages

Posted on February 15, 2018

Many of us conducting research in development economics deal with different types of data sets for our analysis. We generally have two options for empirical research in development economics: either we can use available secondary data sources, or we can go and collec… Read more

Call for Applications: Tata-Cornell Summer Internship

Posted on January 20, 2018

The Tata-Cornell Institute is actively recruiting graduate students for the 2018 Summer Internship Program. This is a 6-8 week professional development and research-oriented opportunity for students interested in issues related to food policy, agriculture… Read more

Video Coverage for 2017 Annual Celebration

Posted on December 29, 2017

At the end of each year, the Tata-Cornell Institute holds a special event to publically report on our research findings as well as to share project updates from our field locations in India. We also launch our Annual Report. The event was held on Friday, December 8th,… Read more

2017 Annual Report

Posted on December 8, 2017

We are pleased to release the Tata-Cornell Institute 2017 Annual Report, which highlights each of our distinct research initiatives and summarizes ongoing activities based in India.Information about TCI’s flagship project Technical Assistance and Researc… Read more

You’re invited! Tata-Cornell Annual Celebration on Friday, December 8th

Posted on December 4, 2017

Join us for our year-end celebration as we reflect on the activities and accomplishments of 2017 and launch this year’s annual report. 401 Warren Hall | 3:30-5:00 p.m. | Reception to Follow Special remarks from:Prabhu Pingali, Director of the Tata-Cornell Institu… Read more

Transitioning Toward Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems

Posted on November 20, 2017

Food systems are typically defined as comprising all activities that are part of the production, distribution, and consumption of food. This includes (but is not restricted to) processes such as cultivation, harvesting, maintaining livestock, postproduction pr… Read more

Farm to Table Talk Podcast

Posted on November 18, 2017

Farm to Table Talk is a podcast which “explores issues and the growing interest in the story of how and where the food on our tables is produced, processed and marketed.” In this episode, Prabhu Pingali (TCI Director) and Maureen Valentine (Tata-Cornell Schola… Read more

Mary-Catherine French honored for stewardship

Posted on October 31, 2017

Mary-Catherine French, administrative assistant in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, earned the Core Value Staff Award for Stewardship at the Research, Extension and Staff Award ceremony Oct. 30. She was nominated by her colleagues i… Read more

And the survey says…

Posted on September 15, 2017

In previous blogs, we described the accomplishments and challenges associated with the implementation of Phase-I of the Sustainable Flour Fortification Initiative (branded as “SFurtI”). This led to a very important research question: why do some people choo… Read more

Field visit to study market diversity in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Posted on August 24, 2017

On the 4th of July, I traveled to the Maharajganj District of Eastern Uttar Pradesh with three other TCI colleagues to study market diversity in the Pharenda Block. Our objective was to observe the variety of foods available in four markets and then convert this informa… Read more

Dietary predictors of iron-deficiency anemia in rural India

Posted on August 17, 2017

Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is a global, multifactorial nutritional disorder having severe health and economic implications. The burden of IDA is most prevalent in resource-limited settings that rely primarily on staple cereals and a few vegetables for nourish… Read more

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