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.[1] He is a foreign member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the founding director of the Tata-Cornell Institute.[2][3] Before becoming a professor at Cornell, Pingali worked in agricultural development at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[4]

Education

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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.[5]

Research

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In his research at Cornell, Pingali focuses on the effective distribution and production of nutritious foods.[6][7] He has advocated towards an increase in diversity of food options, and not just productivity in the production of grains.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Prabhu Pingali | Department of Economics Cornell Arts & Sciences". economics.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. ^ Dyson, Cornell. "Prabhu Pingali's faculty page for the Cornell Dyson". Cornell Dyson. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  3. ^ "Dr. Prabhu Pingali". Tata-Cornell Institute. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  4. ^ "Agriculture for Impact Prabhu Pingali". Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  5. ^ "About the Alumnus".
  6. ^ "Zero hunger in India is possible with diverse food system". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  7. ^ "Time to move away from staple grain fundamentalism to diversified crop system?". Times of India Blog. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  8. ^ "Re-imagining food systems crucial for climate, economic resilience: Nutrition report". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2020-07-22.