Prabhu L. Pingali is a professor at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, the Department of Global Development, and in the division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University. He is a foreign member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the founding director of the Tata-Cornell Institute. Before becoming a professor at Cornell, Pingali worked in agricultural development at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Education
Pingali graduated with an M.A. in Economics from BITS Pilani in 1977. He went on to receive PhD in Economics from North Carolina States University.
Research
In his research at Cornell, Pingali focuses on the effective distribution and production of nutritious foods. He has advocated towards an increase in diversity of food options, and not just productivity in the production of grains.
References
- "Prabhu Pingali | Department of Economics Cornell Arts & Sciences". economics.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- Dyson, Cornell. "Prabhu Pingali's faculty page for the Cornell Dyson". Cornell Dyson. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- "Dr. Prabhu Pingali". Tata-Cornell Institute. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- "Agriculture for Impact Prabhu Pingali". Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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- "Zero hunger in India is possible with diverse food system". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- "Time to move away from staple grain fundamentalism to diversified crop system?". Times of India Blog. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- "Re-imagining food systems crucial for climate, economic resilience: Nutrition report". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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