INDIA
News and Events
February 4, 2013
Should I buy packaged goods, or bulk? Generic or name brand? The questions long-faced by consumers at pharmacies and grocery
News and Events
February 4, 2013
Despite rapid economic growth in South Asia, its rates of child undernutrition remain the highest in the world, with nearly
Publications
February 4, 2013
Asian food markets are rapidly changing. Packed and branded products have begun filling the shelves of local stores leading IFPRI
Publications
February 4, 2013
Global demand for food and the levelling off of crop productivity intensifies the need for agricultural innovations. Increasingly, India’s private
Publications
February 4, 2013
Understanding how farmers adopt new information is vital to successful extension programs. Yet delivery of local information to farmers in
Projects
October 26, 2012
Objectives: The capacity development activities of a researcher not only contribute to research outputs but can also have an indirect
Projects
May 30, 2012
POSHAN will aim to crystallize the evidence base for action on nutrition in India, bring diverse stakeholders together and actively facilitate dialogue, evidence-building, learning and consensus building, with the goal of moving knowledge into practice in diverse contexts within India. POSHAN will build on existing initiatives, action networks, consortia and coalitions, with the primary goal of strengthening evidence-based dialogue and action.
Projects
May 30, 2012
One third of the world’s malnourished children live in India. Rates of undernutrition reduction are disturbingly sluggish when compared to the rate at which the Indian economy has grown in recent years. Given that agriculture employs more than half the Indian workforce — and is an especially important source of livelihood in poorer rural areas – the sector could and should play a bigger role in reducing undernutrition in the country.
Projects
May 30, 2012
The project aims at using an action research mode and capacity strengthening to develop and knowledge management system, for sharing information within the rural agricultural innovation systems in India. The KM system will be inform of an interactive internet based platform for facilitating knowledge and experience sharing between the various agri-stakeholders( including men and women farmers , extension agents, agricultural scientists, agro industries, agri financing institutions, policy makers and planners.