Publications
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Journal Article
Effects of a large-scale alcohol ban on population-level alcohol intake, weight, blood pressure, blood glucose, and domestic violence in India: A quasi-experimental population-based study
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Book Chapter
Regional developments [in 2024 Global Food Policy Report]
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Pechtl, Sarah; Kishore, Avinash; Nguyen, Phuong; Chen, Kevin Z.; Harris, Jody; Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Piñeiro, Valeria![Resource thumbnail](https://www.ifpri.org/wp-content/plugins/ifpri-resources/build/related/display/../../../images/resource.jpg)
Journal Article
Risks from solar-powered groundwater irrigation: Emissions reductions may not meet expectations, and groundwater use will likely increase
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Minh, Thai Thi; Kafle, Kashi; Stifel, David; Balasubramanya, Sahana; Chandra, Ankit; Hope, LesleyBlogs
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Indian diets fall short of EAT-Lancet reference recommendations for human and planetary health
Research provides guideposts for tracking India's double burden of malnutrition.
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Agriculture in India’s budget: Paying farmers keeps them poor
Potential problems with the PM-Kisan direct benefit transfer program.
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Why farmers in India adopt certain technologies but ignore others
Poor science communication and distortionary subsidies slow diffusion of better seeds and farming methods.
Events
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Regional Dialogue – Innovations for Advancing Farmer’s Use of Balanced Nutrient Application in South Asia
CSISA, with additional support from USAID/Nepal funded and CIMMYT led Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Project, is organizing a Regional Dialogue on “Innovations for Advancing Farmers’ Use of Balanced Nutrient Application in South Asia” on September 5, 2019, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The primary objective of the dialogue is to learn from varied experiences of different countries […]
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Regional Dialogue on “Innovations for Advancing Farmers’ Use of Balanced Nutrient Application in South Asia”
The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) was established in 2009 with a goal of benefiting more than 8 million farmers by the end of 2020. The project is led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and implemented jointly with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Operating […]
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Policy Forum on Social Transfers to Revitalize Rural India and Launch of IFPRI Global Food Policy Report 2019
Inaugural Session Chairperson Welcome Release of Global Food Policy Report-2019 Keynote: Global Food Policy Report-2019 GFPR 2019: South Asia Rural Revitalization Panel Discussion on Global Food Policy Report-2019 Remarks by Chairperson Session 1: Employment and Livelihoods: Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Revitalization, Chaired by Dr. Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic […]
News
India’s food price inflation raises risks for Narendra Modi’s government (Financial Times)
“This surge in food inflation has become a swelling source of concern for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, which last week banned exports of several rice varieties after weeks of public anger over high prices, writes the Financial Times. “When it comes to food trade, no government — Modi or anyone — takes a longer-term […]
A digital push for agri but with less funds (Live Mint)
A new digital infrastructure for farmers and an accelerator fund to encourage startups were among the major announcements in India’s latest budget, writes Live Mint in a story. The digital public infrastructure for agriculture will be built as an open-source public good that will enable farmer-centric solutions. The proposed digital agri-stack will aid farmers with […]
The peculiar rise of protein inflation (Livemint)
Live Mint published an article on how supply chain disruption in poultry continues, further hurting the nutritional standards of poorer households. An IFPRI study found high prices of eggs, in particular, also threaten to worsen the nutritional standards of poorer households. Cereals constitute about 47% of the average Indian diet and 70% of the calorie consumed by the poorest […]