INDIA
News and Events
June 10, 2014
Imagine agriculture in India as a high-tech, highly mechanized venture. Picture a rice farmer taking soil samples with a handheld
News and Events
May 5, 2014
Undernutrition is an emergency in India, where almost half of all children under the age of three are underweight. However,
POSHAN
March 29, 2014
We are pleased to release Issue 7 of our bi-monthly Abstract Digest on maternal and child nutrition. This issue features
POSHAN Blog
March 24, 2014
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), organized a policy seminar on “Social Protection & Safety Net Interventions” in the month of February in New Delhi. The seminar touched on the role of food and cash transfers in improving poverty, food security and nutrition, in global and regional contexts. All speakers were well received by the audience and the seminar was lively with an array of wide ranging questions and discussions.
Publications
March 6, 2014
With rising concern to meet the growing demand for diversified food of the increasing population, food security has been the
Publications
March 4, 2014
It is widely believed that increased usage of new technologies directly affects the advances in agricultural development. The uptake and
Publications
February 28, 2014
Land titling, gender, and food security in West Bengal, India (Cross-posted from the IFPRI website written by Rebecca Sullivan) In
News and Events
February 26, 2014
IFPRI researchers Patrick Ward and David Spielman presented their recent study at USAID webinar on February 26, 2014. The authors scans
POSHAN Blog
February 17, 2014
It is recognized that eliminating undernutrition requires actions across multiple sectors. A child must receive food with adequate energy, protein,