ICRISAT – Science of discovery to science of delivery

Digital Agriculture Initiatives

As the host of CGIAR Big Data in Agriculture Convention 2019, a few highlights of ICRISAT’s capabilities in digital agriculture…

12 Years of Tropical Legumes

25 Million smallholder farmers now grow improved varieties

“Most people have never heard of it, but CGIAR has done more to feed the world’s poorest people than any other organization on earth,” said Bill Gates, speaking at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.

First ever high-yielding chickpea variety developed using marker-assisted
backcrossing released in Ethiopia

India’s first ‘high oleic’ groundnut varieties ready to go commercial

The 'smart food' women of Kenya sing a nutritious tune

Chapatis of pearl millet for a changing climate

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

Brisk promotion of improved groundnut and sorghum varieties to take adoption to the next level

04 Oct 2019

Genomics delivers ‘super chickpea’ in record time

20 Sep 2019

Forage sorghum hybrid hailed as a landmark cultivar in India

13 Sep 2019

Landmark private-public partnership forged to transform Nigeria’s agricultural sector

13 Sep 2019

Farmers’ demand for labor-friendly chickpea bears fruit: 2 more machine-harvestable varieties released in India

13 Sep 2019

Cowpea field trials in Burkina Faso. Photo: N Mishra, ICRISAT

12 Years of Tropical Legumes: 25 Million smallholder farmers now grow improved varieties

06 Sep 2019

Breeding future-ready crops: selecting priority traits in breeding programs via product profiles

06 Sep 2019

Celebrations after winning a trophy in a category of research institute and services.

Nane Nane Expo: Tanzanian agricultural show inspires research teams to excel

06 Sep 2019

Restore land to sustain life: Inspiration from Yewol for all of us

30 Aug 2019

First ever high-yielding chickpea variety developed using marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) released in Ethiopia

30 Aug 2019

Under Tropical Legumes project, groundnut crop interventions demonstrated 32.35% increase in income, 6.72% households lifted out of poverty and 14% out of food insecurity. File photo from Uganda: ICRISAT

Taking legumes from Science of Discovery to Science of Delivery

02 Aug 2019

Seydou Yolo (in red cap) at a seed producers’ training on the biological control of the millet head miner at Sevare, Mopti region, Mali. Photo: CRS

Transforming sorghum and millet cropping systems through diffusion of quality seed and best bet agronomic practices

02 Aug 2019

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XIX International Plant Protection Congress
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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

Download the PDF version

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

Big Data in Agriculture, 16-18 October: https://bigdata.cgiar.org/hyderabad-2019/

International Hands-on Training on Genome Editing Technologies – October 14 https://www.icrisat.org/event/international-hands-on-training-on-genome-editing-technologies/

International Plant Protection congress 10-14 November: https://www.icrisat.org/event/xix-international-plant-protection-congress-ippc-2019/

International Workshop on Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding through Advanced R & Machine Learning – November 18 https://www.icrisat.org/event/international-workshop-on-genomic-selection-in-plant-breeding-through-advanced-r-machine-learning/

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