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Prabhu Pingali

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Prabhu Pingali Named to Advisory Committee on Indian National Food Security Act
The committee comprises more than a dozen Indian government officials, researchers, and academics. It will provide guidance to the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) of the Niti Aayog (Planning Commission) as it evaluates food...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
  • Global Development
Prabhu Pingali

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TCI Director Prioritizes Resilient Food Systems in Crawford Fund Keynote
“The rapid global spread of zoonotic diseases has become a major human health concern and a disruptor of food systems and rural livelihoods,” Pingali said in his speech. “COVID-19 has focused global attention on the nexus between food, health...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
  • Global Development
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Optimizing digital solutions to combat striga infestations
Sorghum growers across Africa’s dry-land regions face a common, relentless foe — striga. This parasitic plant attacks the root of millets like sorghum, devastating the plant’s yield and endangering food security for rural communities which...
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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GREAT Advanced Course strengthens gender research skills for resilient agricultural systems
A new advanced course from GREAT deepened skills and theory in gender-responsive agricultural research to contribute to resilient food and agricultural systems.
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Advanced Soil Health Course: From a Global Perspective
The Cornell University Soil Health program will offer a virtual advanced soil health course for practitioners, educators, and students worldwide December 5-14, 2021. This advanced soil health course offering is comprehensively designed as an...
  • Soil
  • Agriculture
  • Natural Resources
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Seminar

Perspectives on the Role of the Private Sector in Global Development
Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series: Fall 2021 Dr. Sara Boettiger will discuss lessons learned about past agricultural transformations in LMICs that drove mass poverty reduction, improvements in food security, and agriculture-led...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
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Seminar

Leadership, governance and strategies for advancing the policies and actions for equitable development
Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series: Fall 2021 About the speaker Born and raised in New Mexico, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury leads with determination and compassion. She has dedicated her career to finding solutions to water...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
Jan Low

Seminar

Can biofortified crops like orange-fleshed sweetpotato meaningfully contribute to food system transformation
Perspectives in Global Development Seminar Series: Fall 2021 There is growing agreement on the urgent need to transform global and local food systems to be healthier, more affordable, and less damaging to the environment. How to get there is the...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • school of integrative plant science
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