ICRISAT 50 Years of scientific innovation and impact in the drylands
Address at ICRISAT's 50th Anniversary Celebrations in Zimbabwe
ICRISAT Celebrates its 50th Anniversary in Kenya
ICRISAT celebrates its 50th Anniversary
ICRISAT Wins SERVIR West Africa Phase 2 Implementation Award
Climate-smart pigeonpea hybrids can future-proof India’s pulse farming sector
Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commemorating the start of ICRISAT's 50th Anniversary
Scientific evidence shows eating millets leads to better growth in children
Large study shows regular millet consumption can combat anemia
ICRISAT awarded 2021 Africa Food Prize
COVID-19 Update from ICRISAT
ICRISAT hopes that all our partners and the people we serve in the drylands are safe and well, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our lives.
As before, we are working hard to develop and implement solutions for farmers and agribusinesses, as our way of contributing at this difficult time
As before, we are working hard to develop and implement solutions for farmers and agribusinesses, as our way of contributing at this difficult time
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A year of many big impacts and landmark varietal releases
In 2020, ICRISAT was able to lend its name to landmark varietal releases of its crops across Asia and Africa and register big impacts in improving dryland agri-food systems. Advanced technologies and resources related to crop breeding, digital agriculture and genomics were shared as international public goods and the research studies contributed to knowledge sharing worldwide. Read more about our multi-faceted research achievements and impacts in the ICRISAT Annual Report 2020.
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ICRISAT awarded 2021 Africa Food Prize
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize, for work that has improved food security across 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
ICRISAT, a CGIAR Research Center, is a non-profit, non-political public international research organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world.
Read more: https://www.icrisat.org/icrisat-awarded-2021-africa-food-prize/
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