Below, please find short recordings introducing some of the research conducted over the course of the Programme.
19th January 2022
Theme 1: Sustainable value chains and efficient water use
Panel 1 - Water use and management
Irrigation Management for Building Climate Resilience: Lessons from Dryland Agriculture in India, by Rekha Bhangaonkar
Managing Groundwater Demand through Surface Water and Wastewater Treatment, by Samanpreet Kaur
Training farmers to improve water efficiency and reduce reliance on groundwater, by Sandeep Dixit
Mobile teaching kitchens to educate women in rural communities about sustainable diets and empowering them to start their own businesses, by Sumantra Ray
Panel 2 - Sustainability and diversification of cropping systems
The Evolving Triad in Odisha Millets Mission and Beyond, by Srijit Mishra
Crop science research for identifying traits in wheat, sorghum, and pearl millet that can improve water use efficiency, by Tracy Lawson
Designing Climate Resilient Agricultural Systems with some examples from India, by Anthony Whitbread
Policy Interventions in Food Supply Chains – The Role of Farmer Producer Organisations and Digital Platforms on Bargaining Power and Equity, by Jagjit Singh Srai
27th January 2022
Theme 2: Knowledge exchange for healthy and sustainable communities
Panel 1 - Nutrition, Livelihoods & Intersectionality
Gender Transformative Behaviour Change for Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition Amoung Tribal Communities in Telangana, India, by Padmaja Ravula
Achieving Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems: Creative Tools for Farmer Engagement, by Nitya Rao
Panel 2 – Sustainable opportunities for rural communities
Work and Labour in Indian Agriculture: Insights for Socially Just & Sustainable Agriculture Systems, by Shreya Sinha
Efficient water management through multiple cropping systems and sub-surface drip irrigation, by Ajmer Brar and Sandeep Kapur
Creating value from waste – opportunities and challenges from the valorisation of rice straw, by Narpat Ram Sangwa and Lisa Rossi
Impacts of Increasing Soil Salinization and Coastal Agriculture: Connecting Practise and Policy, by Pratheepa
Mapping Local Knowledge and Farmer Household Preferences: Methods to Identify Opportunities and Challenges in Creating Sustainable Agricultural Systems, by Shailaja Fennell
2nd February, 2022
Theme 3: Crop science, resilience and diversification
Panel 1 - Sustainability and diversification of cropping systems
Microbial Carbon Concentration Mechanism: A Toolkit to enhance Agricultural Production, by Indu Santhanagopalan
Principles of crop breeding for drought resistant varieties, by Achla Sharma
Crop diversification: Knowledge sharing with rural communities in Punjab (India), by Ramanjit Johal
A Comparison of Socio-Economic Status, Agricultural Production and Dietary Diversity in Two Different Geomorphological Tribal Settings in Akole, Maharashtra, by Krishnan Narayanan and Rekha Bisht Sirola
Panel 2 - Improving crop resilience through minimizing water loss
Sustaining wheat yields under stress and recovery, by Robert Jackson
Sorghum and pearl millet: a molecular perspective to crop improvement, by Srikanth Bollam
Sorghum and pearl millet: a whole-plant perspective to crop improvement, by Martin Battle
Sorghum and pearl millet: phenotyping traits for water use and agronomy, by Sivasakthi Kaliamoorthy
