Levels of food loss are product
and value chain specific. An important first step in determining methods and
metrics to evaluate food loss of perishables was to identify the product (or products)
and map the value chains. The objective of my fieldwork …
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Field notes: Fieldwork during work hours
Farmers’ decision making and perceived benefits of orange-fleshed sweet potato adoption
Building capacity for project monitoring, evaluation, and learning among a wide range of organizations and stakeholders
Video Coverage for 2017 Annual Celebration
2017 Annual Report
Field visit to study market diversity in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
On the 4th of July, I traveled to the Maharajganj
District of Eastern Uttar Pradesh with three other TCI colleagues to study
market diversity in the Pharenda Block. Our objective was to observe the
variety of foods available in four markets and then convert this information
into quantitative data …
Emerging themes on developing a diversified food system in Odisha
What are the obstacles and opportunities in rural areas to achieving a “Cashless India”?
On 8 November 2016, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a demonetization policy not only to eliminate black currency, but also to promote a digital and cashless economy. The “Cashless India” and “Digital India” initiatives propose to reduce corruption at all levels of society by …
Read moreFood and agricultural policies: State governments as innovators
In a previous
blog, I talked about the changes in the agriculture and food policy at the
national level. It is evident that the newer changes in India’s food policy
landscape suggest a greater ‘stepping in’ of the state in the contemporary “food
regime”. This has …