ICRISAT : GT Crop Improvement

Regional Projects

Project 2.1 Improve crop productivity through genetic enhancement and eco-friendly pest management in Asia

Project 2.2 Improved germplasm and innovative research methodologies that enhance productivity, utilization and profitability from SAT crops by smallholder farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA)

Project 2.3 Increasing productivity and utilization of sorghum, groundnut and pearl millet in key WCA cropping systems



Special Projects

  1. Seeds of life – East Timor
  2. Germplasm enhancement for diversification and intensification of agricultural production in the CAC region
  3. Nucleus/Breeder seed production of improved groundnut cultivars
  4. Farmer participatory improvement of grain legumes in rainfed Asia
  5. Identification of forage type pigeonpea germplasm for a wide range of environments
  6. Improved pigeonpea hybrid parents for increased and stable production 
  7. Accelerated Genetic Improvement of Desi Chickpeas: An International Partnerships Between  DAWA, CLIMA, ICRISAT and COGGO
  8. Diversification of sorghum hybrid parents for Asia
  9. Research on downy mildew resistance in Pearl millet, and shoot-fly and grain mold resistance in sorghum at Patancheru location of ICRISAT
  10. Identification of Micronutrients and Vitamin A Precursor (â-carotene) Dense-Sorghums for  Better Health in Western and Central Africa (WCA) and Central India
  11. Combating Land Degradation and Increasing Productivity in Madhya Pradesh and Eastern  Rajasthan
  12. Enhanced utilization of sorghum and pearl millet grains in poultry feed industry to improve  livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Asia
  13. Genetically enhanced micronutrient-dense pearl millet grains for improved human nutrition in western Africa region and India.
  14. Development of Salinity-tolerant Sorghum and Pearl Millet Cultivars for Enhanced Productivity on Saline Lands
  15. Improved pearl millet hybrid parents for increased and stable production 
  16. Risk assessment and management of grain mold and Fumonisins to enhance utilization,  profitability and food/feed safety of sorghum grain
  17. Protecting Crops and Promoting Businesses: Eco-friendly Materials for Protecting Crops of SAT Farmers in Partnership with Private-sector Bio-pesticides Manufacturers
  18. Exploring soil biology to understand high yields due to SRI method of cultivation
  19. Accelerate Technology Adoption to Improve Rural Livelihoods in the Rain fed Eastern Gangetic Plains (IFAD TAG 634).
  20. Promotion and scale up of dual-purpose groundnut cultivars in Deccan Plateau, India
  21. Scaling up of Chickpea ICM Technology for Enhancing the Income of Resource Poor Farmers of the Terai
  22. Integrated Management of Botrytis Grey Mould of Chickpea in Bangladesh and Australia (CSI-2001-039)