ICRISAT’s Village Dynamics Studies to Help Reduce Poverty in the Drylands

PATANCHERU, India -- Grassroots-based information articulating the voices of the poor can greatly help reduce poverty in the drylands. Along with this, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will further improve global understanding of the dynamics of rural poverty through the recently launched Village Dynamics Studies (VDS) project.

Seeking to improve the quantity and quality of village-based information for better decision-making, the five-year project will be implemented by ICRISAT together with National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP) in the humid tropics of East India, and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) will implement it in Bangladesh in collaboration with Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and SocioConsult ( BRAC).

To read the full press release, visit the ICRISAT web site.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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