Equipping Farmer Producer Organizations to face competition
Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and cooperatives face stiff competition and the lack of professional and qualified managers aggravates the situation. To help Read more...
Strategies to dissuade excessive fertilizer and inefficient water use in Andhra Pradesh, India
Low water use efficiency rates of 50-55% in irrigated farms and 30-35% in rainfed areas in Andhra Pradesh and excessive use of Read more...
Malawi Seed Revolving Fund model wins accolades
The Seed Revolving Fund model developed by ICRISAT (see box) for improving groundnut and pigeonpea seed systems in Malawi was recognized for Read more...
Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas launched for India
India is the latest addition to the Global Yield Gap Atlas that provides important information on the capacities of various countries to Read more...
Finger millet can help address malnutrition
Finger millet can play a key role in fighting malnutrition and bringing down the numbers of malnourished children under five years of Read more...
Developing a climate resilient agricultural sector in Mali
Innovative climate-resilient technologies developed specifically for Mopti, Mali, were implemented in 458 ha to demonstrate that climate change adaptation is achievable. Key Read more...
Focus areas in pulses
Pulses play an important role in farming systems and are good for health. Their agronomic practices need to be translated for resource-poor Read more...
Promising groundnut lines identified in six Indian states
Groundnut lines with improved resistance to rust and late leaf spot disease coupled with high pod yield were identified in six major Read more...
The Pulse of the Drylands
As the world adapts to climate change, crops once termed ‘orphan crops’ are now attracting attention, especially dryland pulses like pigeonpea and Read more...
ICRISAT takes on new approaches for how corporate websites are used
ICRISAT has re-conceptualized the use of its website and for the start of 2016 made its final launch. ICRISAT now has two Read more...