India

Publications

discussion paper

The role of plant-breeding R&D in tractor adoptions among smallholders in Asia: Insights from Nepal Terai

2018

Combining agricultural census data from Nepal from 2001 and 2011 with various spatial agroclimatic data, we show that increase in yield potentials due to the introduction of high-yield technologies (particularly improved seed varieties) plays an…

journal article

Identifying sociodemographic, programmatic and dietary drivers of anaemia reduction in pregnant Indian women over 10 years

In Press

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Data & Tools

dataset

Market Segmentation Strategies for the Dissemination of New Agricultural Production Technologies: Experimental Delivery of Laser Land Leveling to Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India

2017

This dataset contains observations from 478 households interviewed in 2011 and 2012 as part of a study titled “Market segmentation strategies for the dissemination of new agricultural production technologies in India.” The data were collected as part…

dataset

Segmentation Data for Nigeria and India States of Bihar, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh

2017

This dataset was compiled by processing and harmonizing multiple secondary datasets, covering Nigeria and three states in India (Bihar, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh), to help those working in the agricultural development sector identify and characterize…

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Blogs

IFPRI Blog

Earth Day 2018: Solar-powered irrigation can boost rural development, but also poses risks

Apr 20, 2018 | Avinash Kishore

Making a promising technology for sustainable agriculture work for farmers in South Asia and elsewhere.

IFPRI Blog

2018 GFPR India launch: India’s time to focus on farmers

Mar 30, 2018 | Smita Aggarwal

Global integration can be a boon for Indian farmers but panelists agreed policies must focus on helping farmers and raise their incomes, not simply increase their outputs.

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Related Events

Conference

Innovations in Ensuring Remunerative Prices (MSP) to Farmers

Mar 23, 2018

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), jointly with the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), and the ICAR- National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (ICAR-NIAP), is organizing a Policy Dialogue…

Conference

Pulses for Sustainable Agriculture and Human Health

May 31, 2016

Global demand for pulses is rapidly increasing. For South Asia region, pulses are traditionally important food commodities and sources of protein.

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Programs & Projects

Project

Women Improving Nutrition through Group-based Strategies (WINGS)

Women Improving Nutrition through Group-based Strategies (WINGS) is a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded umbrella project in India to be carried out in 2015-2019. WINGS aims to build the evidence base on the pathways through which Self Help Groups…