Research Posts

RESEARCH POSTS

Concise highlights of IFPRI research findings and research issues
Research Posts
August 6, 2020
Assessing India’s food supply situation using a food balance sheet and COVID-19-sensitive markers
How is India coping when it comes to domestic food production and food supply chains? What are our vulnerabilities with international trade being disrupted with COVID-19?
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Research Posts
July 23, 2020
Situation Assessment of the Rural Economy amid COVID-19 Crisis: Evidence from India
What is the outlook of the agricultural sector going forward? primary phone survey data from three large northern states to provide some preliminary answers.
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Research Posts
July 22, 2020
Phone surveys to understand gendered impacts of covid-19: a cautionary note
As the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve, researchers have been using new and creative methods of data collection.
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Research Posts
July 6, 2020
Mitigating long-term impacts of COVID-19 by strengthening social justice in access to WASH and health services: Insights from Nepal
As COVID-19 strains Nepal’s public health programs and government resources, ethnicity should be considered when deciding where to strengthen the supply of critical services.
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Research Posts
July 2, 2020
How COVID-19 may affect household expenditures in India: Unemployment shock, Household Consumption, and Transient Poverty
India’s unemployment levels have tripled and household income has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 shock.
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Research Posts
September 30, 2019
Locally-grown fruits and vegetables can improve diets of rural women in India
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.
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