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The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected food security by disrupting supply chains through border closures Our study concentrates on South Asia and examines the interplay between...

While there have been many studies on the political economy of food prices and subsidies and how they relate to hunger, and global food production and consumption, addressing...

The empirical literature on the impacts of weather shocks on agricultural prices typically explores post-harvest price dynamics rather than pre-harvest ones. Inspired by the intra-annual competitive storage theory...

Depleting groundwater resources and increasing energy demand with the huge dependence of India’s agriculture on groundwater and energy, and especially in water deficit rice-based production systems, are posing...

Working across South Asia, this Initiative aims to deliver a coordinated program of research and engagement across the food production–to–consumption continuum to support equitable access to sustainable healthy...

The relationship between nutrient intake and income is an issue of huge policy relevance, especially in the developing world. Using large-scale household-level data from India, this paper analyzes how...

This document details the initiative of the World Economic Forum of creating Food Innovation Hubs. The Food Innovation Hubs aim at strengthening local Innovation Ecosystems for Food Systems...

In 2015–16, 21 million small and medium enterprises engaged in the business of manufacturing, trading, retailing, and serving food linked India's 146 million farmers to its nearly...

Study region: The study region is the Kamadhiya catchment (1150 km2 ), located in the Saurashtra region of the western state of Gujarat, India. The region has seen intensive...

The Good Food Institute describes government regulation of alternative proteins (including plant-based, cultivated and fermentation-derived foods) in several countries around the world (including China, Singapore...