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RESEARCH TALKS WITH IFPRI

A new podcast series highlights the ways in which IFPRI research can create impacts on the ground. Episode 1 features a lively discussion on how a fun yet purposeful game helps promote water conservation in India. Listen here. Sivan Yosef interv... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

Biofortification: A plausible antidote to hidden hunger

Niraj Kumar & Anjani Kumar A dip in India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has rightly created a stir in the country. The continued focus on calories, and the ignorance of nutritional aspects of food are responsible for the distressed sta... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

Agri reform: From production to profitability

Smriti Verma The idea of doubling farmers’ incomes by 2022, when the country completes 75 years of its independence, was shared by prime minister Narendra Modi at a kisan rally in Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) in February 2016. The announcement triggered a ... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

Public Lecture on “50th Anniversary of the INCAP Longitudinal Study in Guatemala: Contributions to Nutrition Knowledge and Policy” (Dec 11)

Public Lecture on “50th Anniversary of the INCAP Longitudinal Study in Guatemala: Contributions to Nutrition Knowledge and Policy” Event: International Food Policy Research Institute’s South Asia team is hosting an interactive public lecture on: “50th ... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

Kisan Pathshala for doubling farmers’ income

Ever since PM Narendra Modi announced his target of doubling farmers’ incomes by 2022 at a farmers’ rally in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in 2016, the Centre, as well as several state governments, have remained occupied with evolving ways and means to achieve th... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office