Co-Benefits of Largescale Organic Farming on Environmental and Human Health (BLOOM): A Natural Experiment in Andhra Pradesh, India
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Roslin Institute
Abstract
The way that we produce food has changed profoundly, and, as a result, so too has our dietary intake. Whilst these changes have resulted in unprecedented declines in undernutrition, they have come with a cost in terms of environmental degradation and the rising tide of obesity. Today, 1 in 3 people around the world experience some form of malnutrition and dietary risks are the #1 behavioural risk factor for deaths and #2 behavioural risk factor for disability. Our food system is failing us. Transformational action is urgently needed. However, though many theoretical frameworks exist for sustainable food systems, there is very limited data from the field at scale. This is the gap the 'Co-Benefits of Largescale Organic Farming On HuMan Health' (BLOOM) project aims to fill.
The government of Andhra Pradesh in India recently issued an order to support the transition to organic farming across the state known as, 'Zero Budget Natural Farming' (ZBNF). There is currently no scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of the ZBNF programme in terms of improving the livelihoods and health of farmers, yet the state government of Andhra Pradesh is moving forward with implementation. The proposed scientific evaluation will fill this critical gap. The Fellow will conduct a natural experiment using population-based surveys of 2,000 rural households in Andhra Pradesh and in the neighbouring state of Telangana (serving as a control) in 2021 (baseline) with two annual follow-up visits (2022 and 2023). Telangana is a unique control given that until June 2, 2014 it was part of Andhra Pradesh. BLOOM will address the following aims: (i) to determine if organic farming has co-benefits on human nutrition and health, and (ii) to ascertain the role of crop yields, household economics, decent work, food security, and diet quality in the causal pathway between organic farming and these outcomes. Specific nutrition and health outcomes to be quantified include (i) urinary biomarkers of exposure to pesticides (20% random subsample of households with children <5 years), (ii) child stunting (short length/height-for-age), (iii) anaemia among women, and, among adults, (iv) mental health, (v) type 2 diabetes, and (vi) chronic kidney disease.
Our food systems have changed rapidly within a generation. We have achieved what few thought we could in terms of increasing productivity. There is reason to believe, with strong scientific evidence, societal demand, and political will, that we can transform the food system again over the coming decade to meet the Sustainable Development Goals - at least 12 of which relate to food systems. But this will require investment in R&D because there is not a clear pathway toward transformational outcomes. The BLOOM project will provide invaluable scientific evidence regarding the population health co-benefits of organic agriculture, and advance current paradigms of transdisciplinary public health research. Should the ZBNF program be found to be successful at improving food and nutrition security, and promoting population health relative to conventional agriculture systems in India, the implications could be substantial in terms of policies for other states in India - where approximately one-fifth of the world lives - and other countries looking to transition to agricultural systems with fewer agro-chemical inputs. Given that we do not anticipate that the UK will transition entirely to organic agriculture, this represents a unique scientific opportunity to learn by quasi-experimentation, the benefits and unexpected consequences of such practices. Overall, findings from the Fellows research programme will have important implications countries around the world look for evidence-based solutions to failing food systems.
The government of Andhra Pradesh in India recently issued an order to support the transition to organic farming across the state known as, 'Zero Budget Natural Farming' (ZBNF). There is currently no scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of the ZBNF programme in terms of improving the livelihoods and health of farmers, yet the state government of Andhra Pradesh is moving forward with implementation. The proposed scientific evaluation will fill this critical gap. The Fellow will conduct a natural experiment using population-based surveys of 2,000 rural households in Andhra Pradesh and in the neighbouring state of Telangana (serving as a control) in 2021 (baseline) with two annual follow-up visits (2022 and 2023). Telangana is a unique control given that until June 2, 2014 it was part of Andhra Pradesh. BLOOM will address the following aims: (i) to determine if organic farming has co-benefits on human nutrition and health, and (ii) to ascertain the role of crop yields, household economics, decent work, food security, and diet quality in the causal pathway between organic farming and these outcomes. Specific nutrition and health outcomes to be quantified include (i) urinary biomarkers of exposure to pesticides (20% random subsample of households with children <5 years), (ii) child stunting (short length/height-for-age), (iii) anaemia among women, and, among adults, (iv) mental health, (v) type 2 diabetes, and (vi) chronic kidney disease.
Our food systems have changed rapidly within a generation. We have achieved what few thought we could in terms of increasing productivity. There is reason to believe, with strong scientific evidence, societal demand, and political will, that we can transform the food system again over the coming decade to meet the Sustainable Development Goals - at least 12 of which relate to food systems. But this will require investment in R&D because there is not a clear pathway toward transformational outcomes. The BLOOM project will provide invaluable scientific evidence regarding the population health co-benefits of organic agriculture, and advance current paradigms of transdisciplinary public health research. Should the ZBNF program be found to be successful at improving food and nutrition security, and promoting population health relative to conventional agriculture systems in India, the implications could be substantial in terms of policies for other states in India - where approximately one-fifth of the world lives - and other countries looking to transition to agricultural systems with fewer agro-chemical inputs. Given that we do not anticipate that the UK will transition entirely to organic agriculture, this represents a unique scientific opportunity to learn by quasi-experimentation, the benefits and unexpected consequences of such practices. Overall, findings from the Fellows research programme will have important implications countries around the world look for evidence-based solutions to failing food systems.
Planned Impact
Impact goal: to use a natural experiment in India to evaluate the nutrition and health co-benefits of organic agricultural practices and underlying mediating pathways, and to develop detailed evidence-based guidance for policymakers in India with potential for translation to other countries in Southeast Asia and Africa. In order to achieve this goal, my team and I will:
1. Work with farming communities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India, to gather quantitative data on exposure to pesticides, anthropometry, anaemia, blood pressure, glycaemia, kidney function, mental health, crop yield, household economics, indicators of decent work, indicators of women's empowerment, food insecurity, and diet quality.
2. Work with the state Department of Agriculture and local agricultural universities to understand the reach of the programme, programme financing, and the potential for improving the programme's scale, fidelity, and impact.
3. Work with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to document the impacts and trade-offs identified by this natural experiment and translate findings for global dissemination.
4. Engage with the UK Global Food Security (GFS) programme to learn about the impacts and trade-offs of alternative agro-food strategies being tested elsewhere in the world, and to share findings from this natural experiment of organic agriculture in India.
5. Engage with the US Organic Trade Association and UK Organic Trade Board, among others, by attending industry Expos and Conferences, to identify global market linkages that will be critical for growth and sustainability of the programme in India should we find significant nutrition and health co-benefits.
1. Work with farming communities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India, to gather quantitative data on exposure to pesticides, anthropometry, anaemia, blood pressure, glycaemia, kidney function, mental health, crop yield, household economics, indicators of decent work, indicators of women's empowerment, food insecurity, and diet quality.
2. Work with the state Department of Agriculture and local agricultural universities to understand the reach of the programme, programme financing, and the potential for improving the programme's scale, fidelity, and impact.
3. Work with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to document the impacts and trade-offs identified by this natural experiment and translate findings for global dissemination.
4. Engage with the UK Global Food Security (GFS) programme to learn about the impacts and trade-offs of alternative agro-food strategies being tested elsewhere in the world, and to share findings from this natural experiment of organic agriculture in India.
5. Engage with the US Organic Trade Association and UK Organic Trade Board, among others, by attending industry Expos and Conferences, to identify global market linkages that will be critical for growth and sustainability of the programme in India should we find significant nutrition and health co-benefits.
Publications
Bellows A
(2024)
Environmental Sustainability of Food Environments: Development and Application of a Framework in 4 cities in South Asia
in Current Developments in Nutrition
Bliznashka L
(2022)
Investigating the direct and indirect associations between birth intervals and child growth and development: A cross-sectional analysis of 13 Demographic and Health Surveys
in SSM - Population Health
Bliznashka L
(2023)
Maternal and paternal employment in agriculture and early childhood development: A cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data.
in PLOS global public health
Bliznashka L
(2022)
Pesticide exposure and child growth in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.
in Environmental research
Bliznashka L
(2022)
Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Is Associated With Lower Cognitive, Language, and Motor Development Scores in Children 20-40 Months of Age Rural Bangladesh
in Current Developments in Nutrition
Chaudhry M
(2021)
A Direct Assessment of the External Domain of Food Environments in the National Capital Region of India
in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Connors K
(2021)
Impact of Crop Diversity on Dietary Diversity Among Farmers in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic
in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Goodman-Palmer D
(2024)
The diabetes care continuum in Venezuela: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses to evaluate engagement and retention in care.
in PLOS global public health
| Title | Understanding the impacts of climate- resilient farming on communities |
| Description | "Heritage Collections" from the University of Edinburgh oversee the University's Special Collections and Museums. as part of their work, they have created an exhibition about art in the University's collection that considers environmental emergencies, and solutions to these in University research, teaching and operations. The BLOOM project was featured in this exhibition, near two artworks that consider historic Scottish farming methods. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | The wider display (Rooting: Ecology, Extraction & Environmental Emergencies in the University's Art Collection) showcases a range of artforms by 30 different artists acquired by the University and which, like the wider collections, are currently used to support and enhance research and learning. this is open to the public and on display in central Edinburgh Fri 24 Jan - 15 Nov 2025, which covers the busy Edinburgh festival period |
| URL | https://sca-net.org/event/rooting/ |
| Description | Despite the urgent need to transition to sustainable agri-food systems to meet human nutrition, net zero, and biodiversity goals, there continues to be a massive implementation failure. In this context, over the past 4 years, my team has been evaluating a unique government order passed in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, 'for the creation of viable and sustainable farm livelihoods by promoting Organic Farming' (GO RT-451), through a type of organic production practice now known as 'Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF)' and previously known as 'Zero Budget Natural Farming.' The government aims to cover the entire state-home to more than 54 million people, compared to, for example, 67 million in the UK-with the APCNF programme. Whilst we originally proposed to test the impact of APCNF on human health by conducting two observational surveys of 2,000 rural households in Andhra Pradesh and in the neighbouring state of Telangana (serving as a control), through a collaboration established with the state government, we were instead able to conduct a cluster-randomised controlled evaluation: Co-Benefits of Largescale Organic Farming On HuMan Health (BLOOM). BLOOM is the first community-based, cluster randomised controlled evaluation of a government-funded and implemented agricultural programme on human health. It is also the largest randomised controlled evaluation of the health effects of organics. A POSTbrief on pesticides and health, published in September 2021, concluded, 'No causal relationships between pesticide exposure and chronic health impacts have yet been proven' (https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pb-0043/). BLOOM will begin to fill this gap. The primary outcome results - impacts on pesticide exposure measured in urine samples and dietary diversity - are due to be published in 2025. Promising results from two pilot studies suggest that APCNF farmers are significantly reducing their use of synthetic pesticides (Jaacks et al. Lancet Planetary Health;2022;6(4):e310-e319) and have lower levels of exposure to pesticides (unpublished). The biggest challenge to date has been low uptake of APCNF by farmers in BLOOM's intervention villages. The government's training and placement of internal community resource persons (iCRPs)-the staff responsible for implementing the APCNF programme-in BLOOM's 42 intervention villages took place between January and May 2023. However, in the first two seasons following village-level trainings, fewer than 100 farmers in BLOOM have fully adopted APCNF. Our primary objective moving forward is therefore to understand barriers to adopting APCNF and solutions to overcome those barriers in order to accelerate the transition to sustainable agri-food systems in this and other contexts around the world. |
| Exploitation Route | Findings can be used to improve policies and programmes aimed at increasing adoption of organic farming practices, and demand for organic food. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Environment Other |
| URL | https://vet.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food-systems/research/projectsbygeographicalfocus/bloom |
| Description | Global Challenges Research Fund - Scottish Funding Council, 'Establishing a partnership with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India to conduct the first-ever randomised controlled trial of effects of organic farming' |
| Amount | £13,570 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 07/2021 |
| Title | Agriculture in India in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional data from a national survey |
| Description | This dataset is from a study that aimed to evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic in India has influenced: (1) cropping patterns and input use, (2) farmers' willingness to adopt sustainable agricultural practices, and (3) farmers' COVID-19 symptoms. Data were collected via phone surveys conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 with 3,637 farmers who had previously participated in a nationally representative survey. Variables include cultivation practices such as input use, cropping patterns, and interest in trying agroecological practices; home food production; coping strategies; receipt of support, food insecurity and dietary diversity amongst agricultural laborers; and COVID-19 symptoms and whether the symptoms have affected the farmer's ability to work. The dataset also includes demographic data including rural versus urban residence; age and gender of the participant; educational attainment of the primary income earner of the household; caste; household size; and whether or not they had a BPL or Antyodaya ration card. Verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants. The Institutional Review Board of the Centre for Media Studies approved this study (protocol #: IRB00006230). This work was funded in part by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Scottish Government, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and UK Research and Innovation. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | A manuscript using these data was published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation and the dataset has been downloaded 22 times to date. |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/YOOU7C |
| Title | Cross-sectional survey data from farmers and pesticide retailers in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Description | Data are from cross-sectional surveys conducted for two sample populations in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh, India: farmers and pesticide retailers. The farmer surveys were conducted via phone interviews by trained enumerators between August and October 2020. Variables include: demographics (age, gender, educational level), cultivation patterns (farm size, crops cultivated), irrigation, input use and expenditures (fertilizer and pesticides), changes in input use over the past 4 years and reasons underlying changes, pesticide storage practices, and details on practicing of zero-budget natural farming. Pesticide retailer surveys were conducted via face-to-face interviews by trained enumerators in November 2020. Variables include: characteristics of the retailer (educational level, opening days/hours, number of full/part-time employees, years in business), products sold, top-selling products, method of selling products (at the shop or via field visits), changes in sales of fertilizer and pesticides over the past 4 years and underlying reasons, recommendations given to farmers and where retailers themselves get that information, and opinions regarding zero-budget natural farming. All data were entered into the electronic data capture software, Qualtrics (Qualtrics, Provo, UT, USA). The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Harvard University Ethics Committee (no.: IRB20-0207) and the Centre for Chronic Disease Control Ethics Committee (no.: IRB00006330). All participants provided verbal informed consent. The study was funded by the Scottish Funding Council and UK Research and Innovation. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | A manuscript using these data was published in The Lancet Planetary Health and the dataset has been downloaded 37 times to date. |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SKU5BQ |
| Title | Replication Data for: "Evidence of potential impacts of a nutrition-sensitive agroecology program in Andhra Pradesh, India, on dietary diversity, nutritional status, and child development" |
| Description | Datasets necessary to replicate findings from paper titled "Evidence of potential impacts of a nutrition-sensitive agroecology program in Andhra Pradesh, India, on dietary diversity, nutritional status, and child development" (2023-08-27) |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | As of 04/03/2025 the dataset has been download 51 times. Findings from analysis of the dataset were published in PLOS One: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0286356#abstract0 which has been viewed 1500+ times. |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WUWMJE |
| Description | Partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (Hyderabad) |
| Organisation | Centre for Sustainable Agriculture |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | 1. Identify sources of funding and contribute to applications for funding to support the collaboration objectives. 2. Advise on data collection and analysis. 3. Organise periodic meetings for building active collaboration. 4. Presentation of findings, including as scientific publications and at research conferences, workshops, webinars, policy briefs, case studies, reports, etc. 5. Host Visiting Fellows and/or Honorary Fellows and Professorships from the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture. |
| Collaborator Contribution | 1. Ensure necessary human subjects' research approvals in India are secured before commencing with any data collection for research purposes. 2. Share data via secure network with the University of Edinburgh. 3. Contribute to teaching at the University of Edinburgh. 4. Support field work activities for University of Edinburgh student projects. 5. Contribute to the interpretation and presentation of research findings, including as scientific publications and at research conferences, workshops, webinars, policy briefs, case studies, reports, etc. |
| Impact | 1. We have hosted the Executive Director of the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Dr G V Ramanjaneyulu, which received significant interest from across the University of Edinburgh- including established collaborators such as Dr Gathorne-Hardy and Prof Eddleston (Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention), as well as new collaborators such as the South Asia Nitrogen Hub (SANH). 2. We have supported a fellowship application for one of our PhD students, Alex Sadler, to the ANH Academy Science-Policy Fellowships programme (outcome pending) on generating demand for organic food in India. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Partnership with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India to conduct the first-ever randomised controlled trial of human health effects of organic farming |
| Organisation | Public Health Foundation of India |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Dr. Jaacks conceived of and initiated this partnership, which was formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) - Government of Andhra Pradesh, India; the Public Health Foundation of India; and the University of Edinburgh. A Research Coordinator on Dr. Jaacks's team, Ms. Niti Gupta, provided statistical analysis and report/grant writing support to the RySS team. Dr. Jaacks and her BLOOM team also provided technical guidance to RySS to conduct an evaluation of one of their ongoing programmes, the Nutri-Garden Programme. This included hands-on technical training by BLOOM team member, Dr. Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy, for RySS, including Nutrition Fellows on survey administration and standardised clinical measurements (height, weight, and capillary haemoglobin); as well as statistical analysis by Dr. Lily Bliznashka, a postdoc on the BLOOM team. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) - Government of Andhra Pradesh, India has agreed to work together with the BLOOM team to randomise the order in which villages receive the organic farming training programme, such that we can embed a cluster-randomised controlled trial into the policy rollout. This will provide 'gold standard' scientific evidence; moreover, a trial of this scale has never been done before at the nexus of agriculture and human health. We have weekly meetings with Ms. Lakshmi Durga, a Senior Consultant (Health and Nutrition) at RySS, and regular meetings (at least quarterly) with Mr. Vijay Kumar, Director of RySS. RySS has provided a list of villages where the programme has not yet been implemented, from which BLOOM villages (clusters) were randomly selected. RySS will ensure that the programme is implemented in a timely fashion in the 40 clusters assigned to receive the intervention. They will advise on intervention fidelity assessments and provide inputs on the interpretation and presentation of research findings. Finally, RySS is convening the Evaluation and Policy Advisory Committee (EPAC) for the BLOOM study, a committee consisting of representatives from six state government departments. Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is our implementing partner for BLOOM. They are responsible for securing required approvals from the Indian government prior to commencement of study, recruiting, consenting, and enrolling study participants, collecting and securely storing data (including questionnaires, anthropometrics, blood pressure, urine samples, and fasting venous blood samples), and contributing to manuscripts and stakeholder engagements. |
| Impact | The launch of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between RySS, PHFI, and the University of Edinburgh was held virtually on 26th April 2021. It was moderated by Ms. Niti Gupta, BLOOM Research Coordinator. A total of 59 people attended the virtual launch including officials from the government of Andhra Pradesh, RySS, PHFI, University of Edinburgh, Indian Institute of Public Health Delhi, Indian Institute of Public Health Hyderabad, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Indian Institute of Technology Chennai, Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives, Ross Lifescience, and various other institutions across India and the UK. In addition to the MoU, we have secured further funding from GCRF to support the partnership (£13,575): IDR LMIC Partnerships Fund - 'Establishing a partnership with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India to conduct the first-ever randomised controlled trial of effects of organic farming.' |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | COP26 Food and Climate: Lessons from India on Scaling Up Natural Farming |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The BLOOM team organised a hybrid event in collaboration with Nourish Scotland at COP26 and shared experiences from the Andhra Pradesh Community-Managed Natural Farming programme. Speakers included Dr. Lindsay Jaacks (PI), Mr. Vijay Kumar, Director of Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) - Government of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Minhaj Ameen, Director of the National Coalition for Natural Farming, Dr. Poornima Prabhakaran, Public Health Foundation of India, Ms. Helen Browning, OBE, DL, Chief Executive of the Soil Association, Prof. Jo Smith, University of Aberdeen, and Smt Vannuramma Garu a woman farmer in Andhra Pradesh who shared live remarks via video stream. Speakers shared their experience of scaling up sustainable agriculture practices, which sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food-security/research/projects/bloom/bloom-news/lessons-fro... |
| Description | CanIndia Article on BLOOM Pilot study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News article published on CanIndia website, entitled, 'Natural farming programme in AP halves use of pesticides, says study' covering the results of our BLOOM pilot which were published in The Lancet Planetary Health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.canindia.com/natural-farming-programme-in-ap-halves-use-of-pesticides-says-study/ |
| Description | Dr Lily Bliznashka, Analysis plan presented at Women's Empowerment (WE) Validate Community of Practice Webinar Series (virtual) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Approximately 30 researchers and practitioners from around the world attended a virtual webinar during which the BLOOM team presented their planned activities relating to assessment of women's empowerment. This was the inaugural webinar of the Community of Practice. The presentation sparked many questions and discussion, and led to additional activities in this area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Dr Lindsay Jaacks UN Race to Zero website blog post |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Lindsay Jaacks was invited to write a blog post for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Race to Zero website, for World Bee Day on how bee decline is a mirror to our own health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://racetozero.unfccc.int/bee-decline-is-a-mirror-to-our-own-health-we-must-act-now/#:~:text=We%... |
| Description | Dr Lindsay Jaacks interviewed for UK Parliament POSTbrief 'Pesticides and health' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Lindsay Jaacks (PI) was interviewed and asked to provide evidence for a UK Parliament POSTbrief on pesticides and health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pb-0043/ |
| Description | Dr Nikhil SV invited talk at Temple University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy was invited by the College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, US to present ongoing research by Public Health Foundation of India. As a part of the presentation, he spoke about BLOOM - protocol, current status and engagement with the government. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Dr Otu Ibok, Poster Presentation at the Inaugural annual GAAFS Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Dr Otu Ibok gave a poster presentation on the economic situation and wellbeing of agricultural households in Andhra Pradesh, India at the Inaugural GAAFS Symposium 'Supporting Food Systems Transformation with Data' held on the 15th March 2024 at the University of Edinburgh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food-systems/events/annual-symposium-2024 |
| Description | Dr Otu Ibok, Poster Presentation, Scottish Funding Council networking and showcasing event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Scottish Funding Council networking and showcasing event: Dr Otu Ibok was among 15 researchers selected to represent the University of Edinburgh at the Scottish Funding Council showcasing and networking event titled "Ambition and Impact: International Development Research in Scotland" on 15th May 2024 at the University of Glasgow. Otu present a poster on the "Economic situation and well-being of agricultural households in Andhra Pradesh, India" from the BLOOM (co-Benefits of Largescale Organic farming On huMan health) Study. It was a great opportunity to showcase our BLOOM study work and also connect with other Scottish colleagues and potential collaborators. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Dr. Aditi Roy, Abstract presentation, 35th Annual Conference for the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), Taiwan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Aditi Roy presented her abstract on the 'Dietary intake of organic foods in agrarian households in India' at the 35th Annual Conference for the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The presentation drew a global audience from several institutions across Asia, Europe and North America. The presentation aligned well with the theme of the conference "Connecting East to West" and also addressed one key theme discussed in the conference i.e. health co-benefits of policies, programs and interventions to address the adverse impacts of climate and environmental changes. There was also appreciation for community-based and solution-oriented research objectives of the BLOOM study. Environmental health experts, researchers and young students in the audience appreciated the study and were keen to find out the outcome of the research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://medicine.uky.edu/events/35th-annual-conference-international-society-2023-02-10t19-46-20#:~:... |
| Description | Dr. Alexa Bellows, poster presentation, Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Conference in Malawi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Alexa Bellows presented a poster on 'What women and men in farming households eat and where they get their food from: A preliminary analysis of household data from rural Andhra Pradesh, India' at the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Conference in Malawi held in June 2023. This was a hybrid event with a total of 1500 people registered. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | EurekAlert! AAAS for COVID farmer survey |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | EurekAlert! AAAS press release, entitled, 'COVID-19 disrupted the agriculture sector in India, but not agricultural practices' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/961621 |
| Description | Evaluation and Policy Advisory Committee meeting 2 press coverage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Local news coverage of our Evaluation and Policy Advisory Committee meeting for BLOOM with state government officials. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://epaper.prabhanews.com/Home/FullPage?eid=1&edate=23/11/2022&pgid=123477 |
| Description | GAAFS news article on BLOOM Pilot |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Edinburgh news article covering publication in The Lancet Planetary Health, entitled, 'Natural farming programme halves use of pesticides by farmers' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food-systems/gaafs-news/news/natural-farming-programme-halve... |
| Description | GAAFS news article on COVID farmer survey |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Edinburgh news article on COVID survey of farmers in India, entitled, 'Pandemic's first wave had minimal impact on farming pattern and practices in India' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food-systems/gaafs-news/news/pandemic-farming-india |
| Description | GAAFS news article on DHS analysis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | University of Edinburgh news article on secondary analysis of Demographic Health Survey data on links between employment in agriculture and child development, entitled, 'Parental work in agriculture affects child development' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food-systems/gaafs-news/news/parental-work-in-agriculture-af... |
| Description | International collaborator visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Mr. Bharath has participated in Strengthening Global Partnerships event held by the University of Edinburgh |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Launch between the University of Edinburgh, Public Health Foundation of India, and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The launch of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between RySS, PHFI, and the University of Edinburgh was held virtually on 26th April 2021. It was moderated by Ms. Niti Gupta, BLOOM Research Coordinator. A total of 59 people attended the virtual launch including officials from the government of Andhra Pradesh, RySS, PHFI, University of Edinburgh, Indian Institute of Public Health Delhi, Indian Institute of Public Health Hyderabad, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Indian Institute of Technology Chennai, Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives, Ross Lifescience, and various other institutions across India and the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | News coverage of field visits |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, interacting with government staff implementing the organic farming programme in Kurnool district. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6j_3ZptJto |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu Paper Andhra Akshara |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, Professor Lindsay Jaacks' visited the villages Santhanikota and Jangampadu in Nandyal district. Telugu Paper Andhra Akshara, 15th June 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu Paper Jana Sena |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, Professor Lindsay Jaacks' visited the Anakapalli Natural Farming DPM office and interacted with the APCNF cadres and the Natural Farming internal community resource persons (iCRPs). Telugu Paper Jana Sena, 06th September 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu Paper Praja Pratibha |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, Professor Lindsay Jaacks' visited the Anakapalli Natural Farming DPM office and interacted with the APCNF cadres and the Natural Farming internal community resource persons (iCRPs). Telugu Paper Praja Pratibha, 06th September 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu Paper Prajapratibha |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, Professor Lindsay Jaacks' visited the villages Santhanikota and Jangampadu in Nandyal district. Telugu Paper Prajapratibha, 15th June 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu Paper Sakshi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, Professor Lindsay Jaacks' visited the villages Santhanikota and Jangampadu in Nandyal district. Telugu Paper Sakshi, 15th June 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu Paper Uttara Prabha |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, Professor Lindsay Jaacks' visited the Anakapalli Natural Farming DPM office and interacted with the APCNF cadres and the Natural Farming internal community resource persons (iCRPs). Telugu Paper Uttara Prabha, 06th September 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu ePaper Andhra Jyothi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, interacting with governmental district teams implementing the organic farming programme in Kurnool district in Telugu ePaper Andhra Jyothi, 06th September 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://epaper.andhrajyothy.com/Kurnool_Main?eid=24&edate=06/09/2023&pgid=521152&device=desktop&view... |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu ePaper Prabha News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, interacting with governmental district teams implementing the organic farming programme in Kurnool district in Telugu ePaper Prabha News, 06th September 2023 Page 6 & 12. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://epaper.prabhanews.com/ |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu ePaper Prajasakti |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, Professor Lindsay Jaacks' visited the Anakapalli Natural Farming DPM office and interacted with the APCNF cadres and the Natural Farming internal community resource persons (iCRPs). Telugu ePaper Prajasakti, 06th September 2023, Edition Anakapali, Page 6. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://epaper.prajasakti.com/ |
| Description | News coverage of field visits - Telugu ePaper Sakshi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News coverage of field visits for BLOOM, interacting with governmental district teams implementing the organic farming programme in Kurnool district in Telugu ePaper Sakshi, 06th September 2023, Page 9. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://epaper.sakshi.com/ |
| Description | Nutri Villages Results Presented by Mr Vijay Kumar during National Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Webinar participants, primarily from India but from all over the world, tuned in to hear about lessons from scaling up nutri gardens in India, with findings from our evaluation of the Andhra Pradesh government's programme presented for the first time. While the audience was primarily third sector organisations interested in implementing similar programmes, students, researchers, media and government officials were also in attendance and engaged by asking questions and sharing links to further resources. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://anuvaad.org.in/webinar-on-scaling-up-nutri-gardens-for-nutrition-november-2022/ |
| Description | Press Coverage of the MoU Launch in The Pioneer |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press Coverage of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Launch between the University of Edinburgh, Public Health Foundation of India, and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) in the Pioneer published on the 27th April 2021 'UK's Edinburgh varsity to study AP's natural farming benefits'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Press Coverage of the MoU Launch in the Telugu Newspaper Sakshi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press Coverage of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Launch between the University of Edinburgh, Public Health Foundation of India, and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) in the Telugu Newspaper Sakshi on the 27th April 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://epaper.sakshi.com/c/60055852 |
| Description | Press Coverage of the MoU Launch on Global Green News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press Coverage of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Launch between the University of Edinburgh, Public Health Foundation of India, and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) on Global Green news, published on 26th April 2021 'AP: Natural Farming For Good Health And Ecological Balance'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.globalgreenews.com/2021/04/26/9320/ |
| Description | Press release, 'Indian study tracks health benefits of organic farming' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Press release following the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Launch held on 26th April 2021 between the University of Edinburgh, Public Health Foundation of India and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha Government of Andhra Pradesh. The press release was picked up by local media and also posted on the government's website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food-security/gaafs-news/news/indian-study-tracks-health-ben... |
| Description | Prof Lindsay Jaacks invited talk at Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Lindsay Jaacks was invited to present on 'Impact on Human Health: Food Production' at the President's Conference at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, which was attended / viewed by more than 100 attendees, mostly medical professionals and students. Her presentation sparked questions and discussion afterwards including several follow-up email exchanges. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Review article of BLOOM |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A Review article of BLOOM was written by Maria Marabito a Postgraduate student at the University of Edinburgh and Earth Fellow at Edinburgh Earth Initiative. The Article was published on the 30.11.2023 on the Edinburgh Earth Initiative website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://earth.ed.ac.uk/news/insights-into-the-bloom-study-investigating-benefits-of-natural-farming-... |
| Description | Speaker, Dr Lindsay Jaacks, Climate Change, Nutrition and Health: Global Challenges and Potential Solutions, Heidelberg University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Lindsay Jaacks (PI) was invited to present on the co-benefits of sustainable agricultural interventions and the health effects of organic farming, including the BLOOM study at a virtual conference hosted by Heidelberg University, 'Nutrition and Health: Global Challenges and Potential Solutions.' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Speaker, Dr Lindsay Jaacks, Damaging diets and dangerous water - Episode 5 of 'Health Emergency of Climate Change', Royal Society of Medicine. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Lindsay Jaacks (PI) was invited to present on 'Healthy diets, healthy planet' as part of the Royal Society of Medicine's virtual series, Damaging diets and dangerous water - Episode 5 of 'Health Emergency of Climate Change'. She focused specifically on the health effects of pesticides, presenting new information to an audience largely consisting of clinicians and other health practitioners. The presentation sparked questions and discussion afterwards. The presentation was recorded and has since been viewed more than 700 times on YouTube. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/Sopq6ExQons |
| Description | Speaker, Dr Lindsay Jaacks, Institute for Sustainable Food, University of Sheffield |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Lindsay Jaacks (PI) was invited to present on the health co-benefits of organic farming, including the BLOOM study, as part of a virtual webinar series hosted by Institute for Sustainable Food, University of Sheffield. The presentation sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Speaker, Dr Lindsay Jaacks, Joint Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension and International Society of Hypertension |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Lindsay Jaacks (PI) was invited to present on pesticides and cardiometabolic dysfunction, including the BLOOM study, at the Joint Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension and International Society of Hypertension (Virtual). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Speaker, Dr Lindsay Jaacks, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Lindsay Jaacks (PI) was invited to present on the health co-benefits of organic farming, including the BLOOM study, as part of a virtual webinar series hosted by MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. The presentation sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Speaker, Dr Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy, Bernard Lown Scholars in Cardiovascular Health Monthly Town Hall |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | September 2021, Speaker at Bernard Lown Scholars in Cardiovascular Health Monthly Town Hall, Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy, Virtual |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Speaker, Dr Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy, Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries (CCCI) grants review and update meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In August 2021, Dr Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy gave a presentation of BLOOM at the Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries (CCCI) grants review and update meeting |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | The BLOOM Protocol paper was featured in PLOS ONE Editor's Picks 2023. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The BLOOM protocol paper was highlighted as a top pick by the PLOS ONE editors and it was featured in PLOS Editor's Picks 2023, a series of highlights curated by the editor team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://everyone.plos.org/2023/12/20/editors-picks-highlights-of-2023/ |
| Description | Training on Natural Farming |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Two Data Collectors, Mr. Ganag Rao and Mr. Madhu participated in 5 day training on natural farming organized by Krishna Sudha Academy of Agroecology |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | University of Edinburgh Global Health Showcasing and Networking Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Prof Lindsay Jaacks presented information regarding the BLOOM study including a short video clip taken by a BLOOM data collector of farmers using pesticides in his home village to provide attendees with more context. Attended by about 50-75 people in-person and led to questions and discussion including regarding ancillary studies and secondary analyses. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Weather Channel news coverage of BLOOM pilot |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News article published on The Weather Channel website, entitled, 'Large Scale, State-led Organic Farming Programme Halved Use of Pesticides in Andhra Pradesh: Study.' Covered results of our BLOOM pilot that were published in The Lancet Planetary Health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://weather.com/en-IN/india/pollution/news/2022-04-08-natural-farming-programme-halves-use-of-pe... |