Related Blogs: India
Harnessing information to improve public services for the rural poor: What are the possibilities, and what are the limits?
An IFPRI workshop examines ways in which (and sometimes whether) provisioning information to the public can result in more responsive governments.
World Malaria Day 2017: Low-cost solutions for India's push for prevention
An IFPRI program finds that distributing insecticide-treated mosquito nets to pregnant women is an inexpensive way to prevent malaria.
Innovation in insurance: Managing the risky business of weather
IFPRI research shows that index insurance—which pays farmers automatically based on deviations from an index of rainfall and other factors—can improve the social welfare of rural communities.
Innovations for stimulating improved water management
To mark World Water Day March 22, a look at how experimental games can help farmers understand—and sustain—groundwater resources.
We’re all in the same boat: How shared risks might foster sustainable solutions
There are difficult tradeoffs in sustainable development and disaster mitigation. Identifying shared risks across sectors can help address problems before disaster strikes.
Ensuring healthy pulses for people and the planet
To mark Global Pulse Day Jan. 18, a look IFPRI's pulses research and its real-world impact.
Putting high-value agriculture to work for the poor
High-value agriculture can benefit smallholder farmers, research shows, but policy makers have been slow to embrace this kind of change.
As India moves to replace food aid with cash, more evidence is needed on nutritional impacts
There is evidence that cash transfers can save money and reduce the routine theft that plagues food aid programs. But how will they impact nutrition?
