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The impact of agricultural input subsidies on food and nutrition security: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Walls, H. L., Johnston, D., Tak, M., Dixon, J., Hanefeld, J., Hull, E., & Smith, R. D. (2018). The impact of agricultural input subsidies on food and nutrition security: a systematic review. Food Security, 10(6), 1425-1436. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0857-5

Agricultural input subsidies, a form of social protection, are often considered an important means of improving agricultural productivity in low- and middle-income countries. However, their effectiveness and efficiency remains contentious with respec... Read More about The impact of agricultural input subsidies on food and nutrition security: a systematic review.

Comparison of food consumption in Indian adults between national and sub-national dietary data sources (2017)
Journal Article
Aleksandrowicz, L., Tak, M., Green, R., Kinra, S., & Haines, A. (2017). Comparison of food consumption in Indian adults between national and sub-national dietary data sources. British Journal of Nutrition, 117(7), 1013-1019. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114517000563

Accurate data on dietary intake are important for public health, nutrition and agricultural policy. The National Sample Survey is widely used by policymakers in India to estimate nutritional outcomes in the country, but has not been compared with oth... Read More about Comparison of food consumption in Indian adults between national and sub-national dietary data sources.

Welfare analysis of changing food prices: a nonparametric examination of rice policies in India (2015)
Journal Article
Groom, B., & Tak, M. (2015). Welfare analysis of changing food prices: a nonparametric examination of rice policies in India. Food Security, 7(1), 121-141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-014-0413-x

The paper examines the welfare impact of the Indian government’s rice price policies in the light of the global food crisis of 2007–08 using a nonparametric approach for regression and density estimation. In particular, the impact of a ban on export... Read More about Welfare analysis of changing food prices: a nonparametric examination of rice policies in India.