Category Archives: Research

Sustainable Approaches to Reducing Food Waste in India

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Sam Kornstein

About a year ago I spent a month in India working on an MIT research project focused on food waste with a classmate and close friend, Paul Artiuch. Throughout that month, we blogged extensively about what we learned both on … Continue reading →


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Low-Tech Farming

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

From my friend who was in India for a couple weeks last year: a great shot capturing some low-tech farming, which is still quite common in many regions of the country:


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Pune: A (Nearly) Waste-Free City

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Note: This blog post was originally published on the MIT Public Service Center website. It’s the tenth post in a blog series sharing findings from a research project I’m working on throughout the month of January. January 26, 2012 Paul Artiuch and … Continue reading →


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Four Problems with India’s Food Supply Systems

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Note: This blog post was originally published on the MIT Public Service Center website. It’s the ninth post in a blog series sharing findings from a research project I’m working on throughout the month of January. January 24, 2012 Paul Artiuch and … Continue reading →


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Smaller Markets in Rajasthan

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Note: This blog post was originally published on the MIT Public Service Center website. It’s the eighth post in a blog series sharing findings from a research project I’m working on throughout the month of January. January 23, 2012 Paul … Continue reading →


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India’s Lack of Food Processing

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Note: This blog post was originally published on the MIT Public Service Center website. It’s the seventh post in a blog series sharing findings from a research project I’m working on throughout the month of January. January 21, 2012 Paul Artiuch … Continue reading →


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India’s Grain Storage Problem

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Note: This blog post was originally published on the MIT Public Service Center website. It’s the sixth post in a blog series sharing findings from a research project I’m working on throughout the month of January. January 18, 2012 Paul … Continue reading →


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The Punjab Potato Party

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Note: This blog post was originally published on the MIT Public Service Center website. It’s the fifth post in a blog series sharing findings from a research project I’m working on throughout the month of January. January 16, 2012 Paul Artiuch and Sam … Continue reading →


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A Look at India’s Agricultural Supply Chains

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Note: This blog post was originally published on the MIT Public Service Center website. It’s the fourth post in a blog series sharing findings from a research project I’m working on throughout the month of January. January 15, 2012 Paul … Continue reading →


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India’s Cold Storage Capacity

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Sam Kornstein

Note: This blog post was originally published on the MIT Public Service Center website. It’s the third post in a blog series sharing findings from a research project I’m working on throughout the month of January. January 14, 2012 Paul Artiuch and … Continue reading →


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