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Promoting Policy Formulation at the State Level in India
The process of policy formulation at the stale level is critical to the success of various government programmes and schemes. The
wideambit
and criticalay of the statelevel
development responsibilities is wellestablished
but ...
Transforming Weather Index-Based Crop Insurance in India: Protecting Small Farmers from Distress Status and a Way Forward
In India, agriculture contributes 14% of the GDP and employs 54% of the workforce (NCAER 2013). It accounts for 8.56% of the
country’s exports. Despite agriculture’s steady decline in share in the GDP, it remains the largest ...
Do participatory scenario exercises promote systems thinking and build consensus?
Participatory scenario processes are associated with positive social learning outcomes, including consensusbuilding
and shifts toward more systemic thinking. However, these claims have not been assessed quantitatively
in ...
Impact of developmental project for sustainable pigeonpea livelihood system of rural poor households of Odisha
Farmers of Odisha’s rainfed areas have poor access to quality pigeonpea materials. In 2011, the International Crops Research
Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) implemented a project ‘Introduction and Expansion ...
CGIAR Center Directors meet President of the World Bank to discuss global impacts of agricultural research and solutions.
A CGIAR delegation met Dr. Jim Yong Kim, World Bank President to review the potential returns on investment from World Bank’s continued partnership with CGIAR