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Skill Development in Indian Agriculture and Food Processing Sectors: A Scoping Exercise
(2019-09)
The a griculture and food sector in India employ a significant proportion (about 44 percent) of the workforce, the majority of whom are not very educated and lack formal or informal skill training. Hence, they are unable ...
Indian farm wages: Trends, growth drivers and linkages with food prices
(2020-11)
This study looks at trends in Indian farm wages, analyses their linkage with food prices, and identifies factors which drove their growth in real terms. We employ quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques for this ...
COVID-19: Emergence, spread and its impact on the Indian economy and migrant workers
(2021-04)
This study examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the related nationwide lockdown on the Indian economy, particularly on food systems. It also takes up an important issue of millions of migrant workers in India ...
Uber for tractors? Opportunities and challenges of digital tools for tractor hire in India and Nigeria
(2020-01)
Agricultural mechanization can contribute to agricultural transformation. However, there is a need to find institutional solutions allowing smallholder farmers, who play a key role in agricultural development, to access ...
Connected cows and cyber chickens?: Stocktaking and case studies of digital livestock tools in Kenya and India
(2021-07)
There are high hopes that digital tools can help to reduce constraints to livestock development, which in turn promises to alleviate poverty and ensure food and nutrition security. Yet, little systematic evidence exists ...
How to engage smallholder producers in scaling the dairy and poultry sectors: Lessons from India
(2024-02)
India is a land of smallholders and its dairy and poultry sectors are no exception. The average herd size of the dairy sector is less than four animals per household. Nevertheless, India is the largest milk producer in the ...
Agricultural Innovations at the Technological Frontier in India
(2017-07)
Innovations in agriculture hold the key to unlocking sustainable, inclusive growth potential while securing employment opportunities for young people. In India, this has given rise to a new generation of entrepreneurs and ...
Comparing African Countries and Indian States: Lessons for promoting agricultural growth, employment and food security
(2021-11)
What may be learned from Africa and India on how they transform their food and agriculture sectors to provide affordable and healthy diets for all? And what are potential insights that may inform future strategic directions ...
Covid-19 causes unprecedented Migrant Crisis in India: Assessing the impact of lockdown measures on migrant workers during the first wave of Covid-19
(2021-05)
The second wave of Covid-19 is sweeping across India at an immense speed. India recorded the highest number of single-day Covid-19 cases in the world (354,531), surpassing Brazil and the USA (as of 25 April 2021). The ...
Like Uber for Tractors?: How to strengthen the rural sharing economy in India and Africa
(2020-07)
With even basic models costing 10.000 Euro, tractors are out of reach for most smallholder farmers. However, farmers do not need to own tractors in order to benefit from them. Following the idea of the sharing economy, ...