Prabhu Pingali

Biography

Prabhu Pingali is a professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, with a joint appointment in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Department of Global Development. Professor Pingali is the founding director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI). Prior to joining Cornell, he was the deputy director of the Agricultural Development Division of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, from 2008 to May 2013. He was director of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Agriculture and Development Economics Division from 2002-2007.

In addition, he worked with the CGIAR for 15 years from 1987-2002, first with IRRI in the Philippines and then with CIMMYT in Mexico. Dr. Pingali is a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member in the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and an AAEA Fellow. He has over three decades of experience working with some of the leading international agricultural development organizations as a research economist, development practitioner and senior manager. Pingali has written 13 books and over 120 refereed journal articles and book chapters on food policy.

Selected Publications

• Pingali, Prabhu; Abraham, Mathew. "Food systems transformation in Asia – A brief economic history"Agricultural Economics. (forthcoming).
• Abraham, Mathew; Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; Joshi, Ekta; Ali Ilahi, Muhammad; Pingali, Prabhu. "Aggregation models and small farm commercialization – A scoping review of the global literature"Food Policy. 110 (2022): 102299
• Boiteau, Jocelyn; Pingali, Prabhu. "Food loss of perishable produce from farm to retail: evidence from tomato supply chains in South India"American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 115.6 (2022): 1535-1548
• Pingali, Prabhu; Plavsic, Milorad. "Hunger and Environmental Goals for Asia: synergies and trade-offs among the SDGs"Environmental Challenges. 7 (2022): 100491
• Aiyar, Anaka; Dhingra, Sunaina; Pingali, Prabhu. "Transitioning to an Obese India: Demographic and Structural Determinants of the Rapid Rise in Obesity"Economics and Human Biology. 43 (2021): 101041
• Gupta, Soumya; Seth, P.; Abraham, Mathew; Pingali, Prabhu. "COVID-19 and Women's Nutrition Security: Panel Data Evidence from Rural India"Economia Politica. 39 (2022): 157-184
• Vemireddy, Vidya; Pingali, Prabhu. "Seasonal Time Trade-Offs and Nutrition Outcomes for Women in Agriculture: Evidence from Rural India."Food Policy. 101 (2021): 102074
• Gupta, Soumya; Vemireddy, Vidya; Singh, Dhiraj; Pingali, Prabhu. "Ground Truthing the Cost of Achieving the EAT Lancet Recommended Diets: Evidence from Rural India"Global Food Security. 28 (2021): 100498
• Dhingra, Sunaina; Pingali, Prabhu. "Effects of Short Birth Spacing on Birth-Order Differences in Child Stunting: Evidence from India"Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118.8 (2021): e2017834118
• Aiyar, Anaka; Rahman, Andaleeb; Pingali, Prabhu. "India's rural transformation and rising obesity burden"World Development. 138 (2021): 105258

Awards and Honors

• Fellow (2022) American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Prevasi (Foreign) Fellow (2019) National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India
• Honorary Life Member (Equivalent to Fellow) (2009) International Association of Agricultural Economists
• Member (2007) U.S. National Academy of Sciences
• Distinguished Fellow (2006) American Agricultural Economics Association

Recent Courses

• AEM 4880/ANSC 6880/AEM 6880/ANSC 4880/CEE 5820/FDSC 4880/CHEME 4880/CHEME 6780/FDSC 6880 - Global Food, Energy, and Water Nexus – Engage the US, China, and India for Sustainability
• AEM 4450/AEM 6455/NS 6455/NS 4450 - Toward a Sustainable Global Food System: Food Policy for Developing Countries

Academic Degrees

• PhD North Carolina State University, 1982
• MA Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 1977