Search Results - "India"

Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program by Chakrabarti, Suman, Scott, Samuel P., Alderman, Harold, Menon, Purnima, Gilligan, Daniel O.

“…India has the world’s highest number of undernourished children and the largest school feeding program, the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme. …”
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The double burden of malnutrition in India: Trends and inequalities (2006–2016) by Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Scott, Samuel P., Headey, Derek D., Singh, Nishmeet, Tran, Lan Mai, Menon, Purnima, Ruel, Marie T.

“…This study examines trends and inequalities in undernutrition and overnutrition by gender, residence (rural, urban slum, urban non-slum), and wealth among children and adults in India. We used National Family Health Survey data from 2006 and 2016 (n = 311,182 children 0-5y and 972,192 adults 15-54y in total). …”
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Seeds, water, and markets to increase wheat productivity in Bihar, India by Kishore, Avinash, Singh, Vartika

“…Low and variable yields of wheat in the rice--wheat cropping systems of lower Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of South Asia, covering Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (EUP) in India and the Terai region of Nepal, are a matter of significant concern for this densely populated region (Chatrath et al., 2007). …”
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Farmers’ social networks and adoption of modern crop varieties in India by Negi, Digvijay S., Kumar, Anjani, Tripathi, Gaurav, Birthal, Pratap Singh

“…Using information on varietal adoption of important cereal crops from a large-scale survey in India, this paper investigates “how social networks influence technology adoption behaviour of farm households.” …”
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Food-feed crop research and multidimensional crop improvement in India by Blümmel, Michael, Seetharaman, N., Prasad, Kodukula V.S.V., Ravi, D., Ramakrishna Reddy, C., Khan, A.A., Samireddypalle, A., Hash, C.T., Reddy, B., Nigam, S., Vadez, Vincent

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Small farm holders and climate change: Overcoming the impacts in India by Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Tyagi, N. K.

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Sparking the #MeToo revolution in India: The "Nirbhaya" case in Delhi by Bhatnagar, Akshay, Mathur, Aparna, Munasib, Abdul, Roy, Devesh

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The impact of agricultural extension on production of paddy in three states of India by Kishore, Avinash, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Dasgupta, Sunipa, Joshi, Pramod Kumar

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Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition by Verma, Smriti, Kumar, Anjani

“…The National elections in India may well be over, but the persistent issue of malnutrition still holds the nation in its tight grip. …”
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Changing structure of retail in India: Looking beyond price competition by Roy, Devesh, Joshi, Shwetima, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Karandikar, Bhushana

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Challenges in implementing India’s Aadhaar-enabled fertilizer management system by Singh, Vartika, Ward, Patrick S., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, International Rice Research Institute

“…The Government of India has introduced what is commonly referred to – albeit incorrectly – as a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for fertilizers. …”
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Droughts, distress, and policies for drought-proofing agriculture in Bihar, India by Kishore, Avinash, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Pandey, Divya

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Acceptability of multiple micronutrient powders and iron syrup in Bihar, India by Young, Melissa F., Girard, Amy Webb, Mehta, Rushkan, Srikantiah, Sridhar, Gosdin, Lucas, Menon, Purnima, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Martorell, Reynaldo, Avula, Rasmi

“…Nearly two thirds of young children are anaemic in Bihar, India. Paediatric iron and folic acid syrup (IFAS) and multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs) are two evidence-based interventions to prevent anaemia. …”
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Evaluation of India’s Soil Health Card from users’ perspectives by Singh, Vartika, Ganguly, Sujata, Dakshinamurthy, V., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, International Rice Research Institute

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Factors contributing to income inequalities among agricultural households in India by Bathla, Seema, Kumar, Anjani

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Intrahousehold valuation, preference heterogeneity, and demand for an agricultural technology in India by Gulati, Kajal, Ward, Patrick S., Lybbert, Travis J., Spielman, David J.

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Extension policy reforms in India: Implications for rice production systems by Babu, Suresh Chandra

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Food inflation and food price volatility in India: Trends and determinants by Sekhar, C. S. C., Roy, Devesh, Bhatt, Yogesh

“…The study analyzes food inflation trends in India over the last decade. Annual trends show that different commodities have contributed to food inflation in different years and that no single commodity shows uniformly high inflation. …”
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Games for groundwater governance: field experiments in Andhra Pradesh, India by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Chaturvedi, Rahul, Domènech, Laia, Ghate, Rucha, Janssen, Marco A., Rollins, Nathan D., Sandeep, K.

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Impact of Public Distribution System on poverty and food security in India by Kumar, Anjani, Shinoj, P., Joshi, Pramod Kumar

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