Submitted by Administrator on Thu, 05/04/2018 - 12:37
During the week of February 21st Dr Shailaja Fennel and Dr Richard Sidebottom from the Centre of Development Studies took part in the official launch of the TIGR2ESS (Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies) research project in New Delhi, India.
TIGR2ESS spans multiple disciplines across Cambridge University and includes numerous Academic and Civil society partners in India. Led by Professor Howard Griffiths and funded by the Global Challenges Research fund, TIGR2ESS seeks to frame new understandings of a new Green Revolution scientific and social science approaches designed to empower stakeholders through participation, education and capacity building.