ICRISAT in Zimbabwe – supporting rural communities

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

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Livestock value chain strengthening essential for improving production and food security in Niger, say scientists

22 Mar 2019

(From L-R) Dr. Kiran Shrama, Deputy Director General, ICRISAT; Dr. Peter Carberry, Director General ICRISAT, Dr. R Hemalatha, Director of NIN and Dr. Rajeev Varshney, Research Program Director for Genetic Gains, ICRISAT exchanging MoUs

Iron For Adolescents’ (FeFA) to focus on evidence-based interventions to protect girls’ health

15 Mar 2019

The groundnut processing plant set up by the Government of Telangana and ICRISAT's AIP. (Right) Women of MMS working at the facility. Photo: ICRISAT

Small in scale, big on impact: Intervention in groundnut value chain empowers women in south India

15 Mar 2019

Farmers at Zaloke Reserach Farm inspecting chickpea varieties. Photo: ICRISAT

Myanmar’s chickpea farmers reap the fruits of decades-long research collaboration

15 Mar 2019

Establishment of an innovation and technology city in Niger

08 Mar 2019

Niger government takes higher stand on pearl millet

08 Mar 2019

Study shows consumer acceptance to diversify staples with Smart Foods

08 Mar 2019

Market oriented groundnut research in WCA gets a boost with near-infrared spectroscopy

08 Mar 2019

End of an era in agricultural science, a trail to follow: Dr Jaswant Singh Kanwar

08 Mar 2019

Dr Peter Carberry, Director General, ICRISAT (third from left), met the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa (second from right) at his office in Harare on 27 February. Photo: ICRISAT

Meeting with the Zimbabwe President – Matopos Research Center to be positioned as a world-class facility

01 Mar 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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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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