Related News Releases: India

Outlook (India) reported on a new study from IFPRI researchers Purnima Menon, Phuong Hong Nguyen, and Samuel Scott and Sumanta Nupane and Lan Mai Tran.

Navbharat Times (Lucknow, India) reported on the recent IFPRI-South Asia Region's "Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Million Farmers School in Uttar Pradesh: Evolution, Impact, and Way Forward" meeting. The workshop assessed the program and how well India's Department of Agriculture makes farmers aware of their objectives. The workshop also examined differences in the cultivation of trained farmers vs.

India’s Daily Hunt published a news report based on IFPRI’s findings that the Indian state of Odisha has made significant progress in reducing child under-nutrition.

Yahoo! Finance published an opinion piece by Research Fellow Anjani Kumar and Research Analyst Smriti Verma on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s creation of a separate ministerial portfolio for animal husbandry.

The Hindu Business Line published an opinion piece co-authored by A4NH Senior Research Fellow

India’s Business Standard reported on a new study co-authored by Senior Scientist Timothy Sulser and Senior Research Analyst Nicola Cenacchi on projected changes to global nutrient availability due to climate change and rising CO2 levels over the next 30 years.

India's Financial Express published an opinion piece co-authored by Research Fellow Anjani Kumar, in which he argued that Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) alone will not solve India's agricultural challenges.

Live Mint published an overview article on crop insurance. The article highlighted an IFPRI study that demonstrates how to capitalize on the availability of low-cost internet and the rising use of smartphones. The novel picture-based insurance (PBI) product welds technology with weather index-based insurance (WBI).

India’s Scroll.in reported on an IFPRI study that found child marriages and underage pregnancies contribute to the country’s malnourishment problem.

Reuters published an opinion piece by IFPRI Research Analyst Smriti Verma and Research Fellow Anjani Kumar in which the authors argued that biofortified staple crops may be key to ending rural malnutrition in India.