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Further Reports from Panjab University Documenting TIGR2ESS Research

30 September 2022

We are pleased to share five further reports from Panjab University documenting their research for the TIGR2ESS project. Please click on the report covers below to view a PDF of each report: best_practices_in_sa.jpg demystifying.jpg farmers_adoption_of_of.jpg state_of_ag.jpg evaluation_of_kap.jpg

New Reports on TIGR2ESS Research from Punjab University

2 September 2022

Punjab University have recently released two reports on their research with the TIGR2ESS project.

Nutritional Kitchen Gardens: Green Eating for Healthy Living

22 August 2022

The team at Panjab University, Chandigarh, have produced this short film featuring their work on Nutrition Kitchen Gardens (Poshan Vatika) as part of TIGR2ESS. 'It was a joy to see the pride and satisfaction among the kitchen gardeners. We believe that the Government’s program Poshan Vatika can be adopted by secondary...

Short Film about PU's Basic Nutrition Curriculum

24 May 2022

Researchers at Panjab University have made a short film about the Basic Nutrition Curriculum Intervention they developed as part of the TIGR2ESS project. The film takes the iron deficiency strand of the intervention and shows how it works, from initial Knowledge, Attitude, Practice (KAP) baseline survey, to engagement with...

TIGR2ESS at PANJAB UNIVERSITY: A SNAPSHOT

18 May 2022

Our partners at Panjab University have produced an infographic which sums up their participation in TIGR2ESS. Please click on the image below to view a full size version. snaphot.jpg

Aquaponics as an alternative farming method for the Punjab

28 March 2022

Farmers in the Punjab state of India are more dependent on wheat and rice cultivation as it ensures a reasonable remuneration with assured MSP. However, the continuous production of the same type of crops may create a negative effect on soil fertility, and also imbalance the demand-supply ecosystem of food products. Crop...

Millet cultivation is becoming a sustainable favourite of young farmers in Punjab

25 March 2022

Crop diversification is the Punjab government’s top policy priority for achieving the goal of sustainable agriculture (SDG 2.4). As of now, the crop diversification initiative in Punjab has focused on crops such as maize, kharif pulses (arhar, mungbean, urdbean, cluster bean), oilseeds (soybean, til), poplar-based agro-...

Understanding Changing Climate And Food Security In Rural Odisha

21 March 2022

Climate change impacts food security in multiple ways by affecting cultivation, forestry, aquaculture, etc., which can cause severe socio-economic consequences like the disruption of trade, livelihood distress, and adverse health effects. understanding_change_e.jpg In the easternmost state of India, Odisha, climate change...

FieldCAM-Quant, a low-cost, accessible tool for field phenotyping globally

16 March 2022

One of the consequences of the Global COVID-19 pandemic was the impact on the availability of migrant labour. This was particularly felt in agricultural and agricultural research, particularly in India. For a new variety of a crop to be produced and come to market it first needs to be assessed under numerous field...

Understanding dietary practices in marginalised tribal communities of India to improve nutrition security and combat risk of malnutrition

23 December 2021

The NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health in Cambridge led by Professor Sumantra Ray along with the NNEdPro India team have been investigating the diets of ‘Santhal’ tribe communities in rural India to identify key nutritional gaps. This consultancy work is providing a nutritional science basis to the Global...