Advances in Food Legumes Research at ICRISAT

A Decade of Research Progress in Chickpea and Lentil Breeding and Genetics

Extended partnership to deliver high-yielding, disease-resistant finger millet to farmers

Can we beat the fall armyworm with lessons from India’s groundnut battle of the 80s?

Now, get critical seed data in one click

Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples

Two-fold increase in varietal adoption in seven years – a chickpea tale from Ethiopia

Three new farmer-preferred sorghum varieties released in Malawi

Support for farmers

Developing seeds for a sustainable future

Engaging women in agriculture

Social and economic equality

Easy access to markets for farmers

Strengthening agricultural value chains

How malnutrition is being tackled

Developing nutrition rich crops

Improved water management and livelihoods through CSR for farmers in southern India

22 Feb 2019

Dr Bhatnagar-Mathur briefing the delegation on biotechnological applications for crop improvement and advanced testing & detection mechanisms. Photo: S Punna, ICRISAT

African parliamentarians, experts tap into ICRISAT’s biotech expertise

22 Feb 2019

Dr A Ashok Kumar, Principal Scientist-Plant Breeding, ICRISAT, (front row, extreme right) shows participants materials they could select from for further research and commercialization. Photo: S Punna, ICRISAT

Scientists to focus on favorable nutritional traits in sorghum for both human consumption and animal feed

22 Feb 2019

Farmers witnessing a crop demonstration in an Africa RISING Tech Park in Bougouni, Mali. Photo: ICRISAT

Mali’s Tech Parks are equipping farmers with science to battle agrarian crises

22 Feb 2019

A sowing machine being operated on ICRISAT research fields. File photo: ICRISAT

Scientists identify small investments for big gains in drylands, call for policy interventions

08 Feb 2019

Smart Food Culinary Challenge Finale leaves audience cheering

08 Feb 2019

Dr Pasumarthi conducts a demo on how to compost kitchen waste. Photo: PS Rao ICRISAT

Giving back to the community: Enthusiastic homemakers learn the science of safe composting of kitchen waste

08 Feb 2019

Collaborating to innovate for India’s agriculture research: ICAR – ICRISAT finalize 5-year action plan

31 Jan 2019

Sehgal Foundation and Smart Food align to intensify efforts

28 Jan 2019

Dr. Esther Njuguna-Mungai, ICRISAT Gender Scientist, giving remarks during the opening of the GREAT/TLII Customised Gender Training in Kampala. Photo: GREAT

Misuse of the term ‘empowerment’ in daily conversations

28 Jan 2019

FAW feeding on sorghum in Niger. Photo: ICRISAT

Can we beat the fall armyworm with lessons from India’s groundnut battle of the 80s?

25 Jan 2019

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From discovery to delivery – the 45-year journey to improve nutrition

Highlights of the past year are presented in a succinct, ‘at-a-glance’ format to convey the essential impacts of the scientific research on the ground. The report combines data and descriptive short notes, touching on the various aspects of how it impacted nutrition, lives and livelihoods over the decades.

For the interactive and mobile-friendly web version

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ICRISAT’s 45th anniversary timeline and ‘my wish’ for the drylands

The 45 years were all about finding every opportunity to improve the lives of smallholder farmers in the drylands of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Upcoming events

1. Indian Seed Congress – 2019
  
  March 11 @ 8:00 am - March 12 @ 5:00 pm
2. 11th Information Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) Conference
  
  April 30 @ 8:00 am - May 2 @ 5:00 pm
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