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		Bill Gates visits ICRISAT The Gates notes I have to admit: I’d never given much thought to pigeonpea and pearl millet before last week. But on my second day in India last week I got a fascinating lesson in how work with those crops is farmers. More ... In the News Mr Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, visited the ICRISAT headquarters in Patancheru, Hyderabad on Thursday, 30 May. This was Mr Gates’ first visit to this Institute. More .... Making the link between agriculture and nutrition Nutrition photo slideshow Malnutrition in the developing world accounts for 45% of deaths among children aged under five. BBC’s slideshow features how ICRISAT is working with smallholder farmers to grow more nutritious and resilient crops. More ... Hidden Hunger: Tackling micronutrient deficiencies As global policy leaders meet at the Nutrition for Growth summit in London, we have been thinking about the different ways that malnutrition can be tackled, in particular agricultural measures to boost nutrition. More ....   What ICRISAT Thinks: The Director General's Blog   Global Action on Nutrition 12 June 2013   Supported by strong advocates including Bill Gates and Dr Rajiv Shah, the historic Nutrition for Growth high-level summit co-hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron last Saturday committed $4.15 billion dollars to reduce malnutrition over the next six years. ICRISAT is helping the dryland rural poor to biofortify and diversify their diets. Read more     William D Dar       Happenings   Impacts   In Photos   Why the Drylands?   Why dryland cereals?   Why grain legumes?
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