BLOGS
Guest Posts
January 31, 2020
BAU-STR Dryer: An Efficient Technological Solution for Reducing Post- Harvest Loss By Chayan Kumer Saha and Md. Monjurul Alam Drying
Guest Posts
January 30, 2020
Demand and Pricing Policy for Improved Storage Technology By Pallavi Shukla ( Guest blog) Research shows that access to
Event Posts
January 16, 2020
ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 is in the implementation phase, succeeding the previous 2008-2015 Blueprint. It is progressing through the
Event Posts
January 14, 2020
Agriculture is the backbone of India’s rapidly-transforming economy, and one of the government’s major challenges is the increasing burden of
Event Posts
December 17, 2019
“Investments in improving nutrition in the first 1000 days should be considered as long-term economic investments because they improve human
Event Posts
December 4, 2019
Public Lecture on “50th Anniversary of the INCAP Longitudinal Study in Guatemala: Contributions to Nutrition Knowledge and Policy” Event: International
Blogs
October 19, 2019
Eggplant, known as brinjal in Bangladesh, is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed throughout the country. About 150,000 farmers grow brinjal in Bangladesh and it ranks third after potato and rice among crops in the country in terms of quantity consumed. It is a critical piece of Bangladesh’s food security puzzle.
Guest Posts
October 11, 2019
Since the start of the Green Revolution in the mid-1960s, India has tripled its wheat yield. Yet air pollution also rose steadily during this period, with deleterious impacts on crops. In a recent paper drawing on published literature, I estimate that the increases in ozone and aerosol pollutants across the northern Indian wheat belt have held yield growth back by about one third.
Research Posts
September 30, 2019
Our recent study in Food and Nutrition Bulletin found that breaking down misconceptions regarding locally-grown and widely available nutritious fruits and vegetables could help to improve diets and address micronutrient deficiencies among women of child-bearing age in rural India.