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

Representatives from Eight Asian Countries Meet to Tackle Fall Armyworm

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

Chapatis of pearl millet for a changing climate

ICRISAT in Zimbabwe – supporting rural communities

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

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

02 Aug 2019

Dr Moses Siambi, Research Program Director - Eastern & Southern Africa and Country Representative, Kenya. Photo: Liam Wright, ICRISAT

Insights into new nutrition and food approaches in Africa

26 Jul 2019

Dr Shivali Sharma showing pigeonpea pre-breeding material to researchers from India, Kenya and Myanmar. Photo: ICRISAT

Multi-location evaluation of six pigeonpea pre-breeding lines through India’s national program

19 Jul 2019

Members of the innovative platform of Yorosso. Photo: Malimark

The birth of an impatient and optimistic breed of community seed producers in Mali

19 Jul 2019

Mali Minister of Agriculture, Moulaye Ahmed Boubacar (foreground left) interacting with Dr John Nzungize (right). Also seen in the picture are Ambassador Dennis B Hankins (in the center), and Dr Ramadjita Tabo (left back). Photo: USAID

US Government renews commitment to Mali’s food security and agriculture-led economic growth

15 Jul 2019

A team which conducted soil sampling in the tribal areas of Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts. Photo: R Prithvi, ICRISAT

Uncovering the secrets of silt in Telangana, India

15 Jul 2019

Distribution of soil health cards to farmers at a field day. Photo: Nagaraju, ICRISAT

Opportunities for crop intensification in rice fallows

05 Jul 2019

ICRISAT delegation at the ISTA Congress, with a group of women farmers that visited the stalls. Photo: ICRISAT

The Seed of the Technology: ISTA conference generates interest in concerns of the drylands

05 Jul 2019

Mr U Naing Kyi Win (2nd from right), DG, DAR, and Dr Peter Carberry, DG, ICRISAT, along with Dr Pooran Gaur, RPD-Asia (1st from right) and Ms Joanna Kane-Potaka, ADG-External Relations, ICRISAT (Extreme left), at DAR, Myanmar. Photo: J Ashok, ICRISAT

Long-standing partnership with Myanmar strengthened

28 Jun 2019

One of the technologies developed by MISST being demonstrated to Dr Alexander Bulilani, Controller of Agriculture and Extension Services (3rd from right). Photo: Stuart Mkuwamba, ICRISAT

Fifty technologies in five years – Feed the Future, MISST project shares outcomes in Malawi

28 Jun 2019

Prospective seed entrepreneurs at ICRISAT during the workshop. Photo: ICRISAT

Seeding entrepreneurship in groundnut farmers of south India

21 Jun 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.

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