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David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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This greenhouse innovation helps farmers in India cope with climate change (Business Fortnight) 

April 20, 2023


The World (India), in a story on farmers and climate change, writes about a solution designed to help farmers cope with the vagaries of a changing climate called “greenhouse-in-a-box.” Business Fortnight writes, “The design, is essentially a low-cost, scaled-down version of a standard greenhouse, is the brainchild of an Indian startup called Kheyti. In 2022, it was among the winners of the annual Earthshot Prize that honors environmental solutions.“

“For the off-season, it will work like a wonder because you can rely on higher prices, your economic viability will be more,” said Anjani Kumar, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Delhi. “We need more and more greenhouses, and there is no doubt about it.” 

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