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Tackling malnutrition in a pandemic era: A renewed commitment to action for nutrition in India

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed serious risks to the nutritional status of hundreds of millions of children and adults worldwide. Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India

Situation Assessment of the Rural Economy amid COVID-19 Crisis: Evidence from India

What is the outlook of the agricultural sector going forward? primary phone survey data from three large northern states to provide some preliminary answers.
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Atmanirbhar Bharat: Fixing flawed design important

Handholding domestic industries to develop domestic capacities should be a part of India’s economic strategy, not the entirety of it.
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Lockdown and Rural Distress: Highlights from phone surveys of 5,000 households in 12 Indian states

Using survey data collected from 5,000 households across 12 states, the authors show that households with returned migrants are worse off than others, and have had to resort to strategies related to adjusting their food habits, borrowing to finance exp... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

The Agriculture Sector Has What It Takes to Drive Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery

If the government can ensure that the benefits of credit facilities reach farmers in a time-bound fashion, the sector could finally leapfrog into a new regime of growth and enhanced farmer welfare.
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