Background: To address gaps in coverage and quality of nutrition services, Alive & Thrive (A&T) strengthened the delivery of maternal nutrition interventions through government antenatal care (ANC) services in Uttar Pradesh, India.
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conference paper
Impacts of sweeping agricultural marketing reforms in a poor state of India: Evidence from repeal of the APMC act
Bihar, among the poorest and least industrialized states in India implemented the most far reaching agricultural market reforms in 2006 by removing law (APMC act) that restricted farmers to selling in government regulated markets.
discussion paper
Technology intensification and farmers’ welfare: A case study from Karnataka, a semi-arid state of India
Technology adoption has been advocated as an important way to improve agricultural productivity and welfare of farmers in the semi-arid regions across the globe.
discussion paper
Investment planning to minimize climate risk in agricultural production: An optimization model for a semi-arid region in India
The primary aim of this study is to prioritize investment required for scaling up climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies across different districts of Telangana state, which is in the semi-arid region of India.
discussion paper
Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India
Climate change has brought large instabilities in agricultural systems, in terms of both crop yield and net farm income. Climate smart agriculture is one of the innovative methods that tries to build resilience in agricultural systems.
journal article
Food safety consciousness and consumers’ milk purchasing behavior: Evidence from a developing country
We study the effects of food safety awareness on consumers’ milk purchasing behavior in Nepal. We conducted consumer survey and employed an instrumental variable regression.
discussion paper
Agrifood market participation, household economies of specialization and diversification: Evidence from Vietnam
Despite the growth of agrifood markets, and gradual structural transformation, smallholders persist in Asia.
discussion paper
Understanding the geographic pattern of diffusion of modern crop varieties in India: A multilevel modeling approach
In this paper, we seek to quantify the relative importance of various geographical and administrative factors affecting the diffusion process of modern crop varieties in India.
discussion paper
Demand and supply side factors for accelerating varietal turnover: An evidence from soybean in India
Soybeans were promoted on a large scale in India in order to augment farmers’ incomes in poverty-stricken areas and to combat dietary protein deficiencies.
discussion paper
ASEAN, SAARC, and the indomitable China in food trade: A gravity model analysis of trade patterns
We assess food trade among and across two Asian trading blocs, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and China.
The CCAFS project team at IFPRI in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) team organized a 5-day capacity building workshop at the ICAR - National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP).
Fortified food must be universally available & distributed widely through well-functioning & popular outlets to ensure success.
discussion paper
Groundnut export tax in Senegal: Winners and losers
Groundnuts are the most common cash crop and the main source of income for farmers in Senegal. Previously marginal, groundnut exports surged between 2011 and 2013.