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The Nutrients Beneath Our Feet: Understanding the Soil-Human

WebThe associated benefits of physical and biological soil health for humans includes increased availability of essential nutrients like manganese, calcium, and cobalt, …

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Study Reveals Complex Links Between Soil and Human Health

WebStudy Reveals Complex Links Between Soil and Human Health. NEWS. August 23, 2022. Nutrition doesn’t depend only on the type of food you eat. It is …

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Soil Health Assessment

WebAbstract. Soil health, or soil quality, is defined as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans.

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TCI to Host Global Conference on Food, Environment, and Health

WebThe Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) is organizing a special conference on “Food, Environment, and Health—Global Evidence” at Cornell …

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Making Meat and Milk from Plants: A Review of Plant-Based Food …

WebUsing a global food systems lens, this review article builds on existing literature to assess the extent to which plant-based meat and milk analogs can become …

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10th Anniversary Conference: Food, Environment, and Health

WebIn celebration of its 10th anniversary, TCI is holding a two-day conference on the nexus between food, environment, and health. The conference will be held at Cornell …

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How Ecosan Can Improve Human Health and Agricultural …

WebA major benefit of ecosan latrines is that they produce soil amendments (in the form of urine and composted feces) that can be applied to agricultural land to improve …

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Optimizing Soil Health

WebAs its population continues to rise, India will need to produce more food with fewer resources. Ensuring optimum soil health is a key prerequisite to achieving the necessary …

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Dr. Harold van Es

WebHarold van Es is a professor of soil and water management and former chair of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Cornell University. He received degrees from …

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Ending Open Defecation: My Sanitation Story

WebOut of the 892 million people across the world who practice open defecation, the majority live in India. Most reside in the country’s rural areas. Inadequate sanitation is …

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Examining the Indian nutrition transition: Reducing the risks for

WebThe nutrition transition from under-nutrition to obesity is happening now! In the decade spanning 2005-06 to 2015-16, there have been marked increase changes in …

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Pandemics and Food Systems – Towards a Proactive Food Safety

WebIn this blog post, which originally appeared as an op-ed piece in Food Security, TCI alumna Anaka Aiyar and director Prabhu Pingali advocate for investments …

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Thinking About Soil from the Farmers’ Perspectives

WebThinking About Soil from the Farmers’ Perspectives. BLOG. April 8, 2021 by Natasha Jha. Good, healthy soils are not only critical for crop production, they are also …

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Promoting Millets in the Public Distribution System

WebThe PDS cost the Indian government US$13.8 billion in procurement, storage, and transportation costs in 2019-20. TCI research revealed an additional …

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The Economic Impact of Unsafe Drinking Water

WebYet, 29% of the global population lives without access to clean, safe drinking water. In India, only 40% of people have piped water in their homes. As a TCI scholar, …

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Improving Dietary Diversity through Market Access, Livestock, and …

WebIn developing countries like India, people in rural areas often subsist on diets of mostly cereal grains which lack important micronutrients, leading to a range of …

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Sweet Nutrition: Addressing Micronutrient Deficiencies through …

WebIn this piece from the TCI 2019-20 Annual Report, TCI scholar Kathryn Merckel’s research on the introduction of vitamin A-rich orange-fleshed sweet potatoes is …

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Tackling India’s Food Systems Challenges in the Era of Climate …

WebApril 10, 2020. In this blog post, TCI postdoctoral associate Anaka Aiyar and former communications and outreach manager Jessica Ames present the “technology-plus” …

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