Events and Updates
Recommendations for Rural Revival – Unlocking India
June 2020: As India begins a series of efforts to ‘unlock’, the shift from relief and rehabilitation also moves to rebuilding lives and livelihoods. A few weeks ago, we had released a...
Bouncing back from COVID-19: Lessons from the Food Crisis
Globally, COVID-19 is a public health emergency with grave impact on the population of the world, especially the poor and marginalized. It is estimated that 140 million additional people could...
Covid-19 and food security: Lessons for Indian Agriculture
Strong agricultural genetic diversity can strengthen food security and in turn reduce vulnerability to infections such as the current pandemic. In this commentary, eminent agricultural...
COVID impact on livelihoods of marine fishing communities along India’s east coast
Situation Assessment & Recommendations 1.Overview: In India, over nine million people directly depend on fisheries for their livelihood of which 80 per cent are small scale fishers.The...
Supporting efforts to combat the coronavirus
The response to CoViD-19 by MSSRF has been at different levels keeping in mind our mission as a scientific research for development institution that works with marginalized communities. - Across...
Shift to upscaling food rationing now
Expanded rations will not only bring relief in this pandemic but also help sustain a nourished and healthy population - Dr Madhura Swaminathan, Chairperson, MSSRF Two days ago, the Finance...
COVID-19 has halted the world but this is why we should still not 'fear message'
All of Hollywood's fantasies and science fiction seem to be playing out in real life as the world comes together to take on the #coronavirus. (note: not the 'dreaded' corona and that's for a reason...
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