ICRISAT Archival Report 2006 - The seedlings of success in the ...

Migration Survey
Status of individuals
Total
1. Total no.of migrants 858
2. No.of individuals interviewed 431
3. Individuals not available 90
4. Individuals to be interviewed 337
When we included the migrants and split-offs from the original households in the sample, the average incomes
of the households increased substantially. Since the migrants typically included those who received better wages
and settled in the service and the business sectors of the economy, their inclusion in the sample increased the
income levels. The migrants are also better educated and have a better asset endowment. There are substantial
transfers of money from the migrants and their family members living in the villages.
1F.3. Partnerships for policy and development strategies with US-universities
Progress on US-universities linkages
Renewal of partnership with US Universities stimulated interest among researchers and analysts from
universities including students. It met with an enthusiastic response from more partners who developed
proposals for undertaking VLS based studies. This includes 5 students for summer internship in 2006.
A multiplier effect has also been created through the development of a proposal to undertake a similar linkage
program of ICRISAT with other universities. Several concept notes were subsequently written by other
university partners like University of Guelph in Canada to undertake further collaboration in the VLS,
particularly one which encouraged a new linkage program amongst other Canadian university partners. This is a
clear evidence of the external use, adoption or influence of this International Public Good by partners,
stakeholders and clients.
Collaborating Institutions and Scientists:
Yale University
: Robert E. Evenson, Chris Udry
Brown University
: Andrew Foster
Harvard University
: Mark Rosenzweig
University of Pennsylvania
: Jere Behrman
Michigan State University
: Scott M. Swinton
University of Arizona
: Satheesh Aradhyula
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey : Carl E. Pray
University of California at Berkeley : Ethan Ligon
Oxford University
: Stefan Dercon
Chiba University
: Nobuhiko Fuwa
University of Guelph, CANADA : Harry Cummings
Cornell University
: Per Pinstrup Anderson,
Felix Naschold Purdue University : Kathryn Boys
The World Bank
: Hans Binswanger, Xavier Gine
ICRISAT
: MCS Bantilan, KPC Rao, J Ndjeunga, B Shiferaw,
P Parthasarathy
Research scholars and their research areas are-
Martina Pignatti Morano - Provision of public goods through participatory planning: an experimental
exploration of the deliberative process
Andreas Gramzow – Policy measures to improve rural livelihoods in India
Christina M Nyhus – The effects of major crop commodities on iron intake in rural India (1972 – 2002)
Reena Badiani – Migration
Kathryn Boys – Poverty dynamics
Ammad Bahalim – Impact of trade liberalization
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