Lessons from a pandemic to repurpose India’s agricultural policy
As the coronavirus crisis triggers a large-scale exodus of migrant agricultural workers from India’s food basket, it’s time the country diversified beyond labor- and water-intensive crops, say Dr Arabinda K Padhee and Prof Prabhu Pingali...
A four-pronged plan to secure farming communities in Eastern and Southern Africa
ICRISAT is working with an array of development partners in Eastern and Southern Africa to build resilient and sustainable farming systems in Read more...
Successful partnership with Odisha Government for effective agri strategy in times of COVID-19
Working closely with the Government of Odisha, ICRISAT has helped develop a mitigation strategy for agriculture for COVID-19-related challenges. It involves safeguarding Read more...
Finding the silver lining: Interesting supply chain models emerging during lockdown in Tamil Nadu, India
In a collaborative effort, ICRISAT, with the Department of Agriculture Marketing and Agribusiness, Government of Tamil Nadu, has overseen the implementation of Read more...
Leveraging digital tools for adaptive food systems in India during the COVID-19 lockdown
A look at how digital tools and technologies have been and could be used to overcome coronavirus-related challenges to agricultural supply chains. Read more...
Preparing for the ‘New Normal’ – Agriculture amid the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 continues to claim lives and disrupt livelihoods around the world. While strengthening immediate relief activities Arun Balamatti recommends a few priorities Read more...
Double burden of COVID-19: Declining livelihood opportunities and aspiration failure among poor people
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a health crisis but an economic crisis too. In particular, the anxiety and fear COVID-19 has Read more...
Stronger local food value chains can leave Eastern and Southern Africa more resilient post COVID-19
COVID-19 has seized the drylands of Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), home to some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Mitigation efforts Read more...
Eating well: If instructions won’t work, perhaps music and dance will
Information alone does not change eating habits. Together with the Billian Music Family in Mathare, we experiment with trend-setting music. You probably place a lot Read more...
Impact of COVID-19 on women working in the domestic sector in Hyderabad
The recently extended lockdown in India, now in force until 3 May, is a necessary measure to slow the spread of COVID-19 Read more...