Strengthening ties with Kenya
The common interests of the Kenyan government and ICRISAT in improving the nutrition and income of smallholder farmers, involving youth in agriculture, Read more...
Achieving greater impact by aligning with national priorities
With the objective of achieving greater impact at scale, CGIAR centers and the Indian government agreed to draw up a framework to Read more...
Short-duration pigeonpea a game changer
Promoting short-duration pigeonpea varieties in non-traditional areas like Rajasthan state of India has multiple benefits for the farmer as well as for Read more...
Devi variety popular with groundnut seed farmers in Odisha, India
Farmers are taking up seed production of Devi (ICGV 91114), the early-maturing and drought tolerant variety of groundnut in a big way. Read more...
Technologies developed in Malawi reduce drudgery and labor in groundnut
The most labor intensive operations in groundnut production – harvesting, stripping and shelling – have now been mechanized to ease the drudgery Read more...
Genomics technologies ensure food and nutritional security
ICRISAT scientists participated in the National Seminar on “Omics Technologies for Better Food and Nutrition”. Dr Mahendar Thudi, Scientist – Applied Genomics Read more...
Forging deeper ties with Malawi government
Strengthening its partnership with the Malawi government, ICRISAT contributed 1,400 kg of basic seed of Pilira 1 variety of sorghum for the Read more...
Global Survey Shows Shortfall in Research Investment in Pulses
Results of the ‘Global Pulse Productivity & Sustainability Survey’ indicates that the annual investment in pulses is about US$175m for the 13 Read more...
Launch of ICRISAT Women’s Forum – India
On International Women’s day, the ICRISAT Women’s Forum, India, was launched by Dr Shoba Sivasankar, Director, CGIAR Research Programs Dryland Cereals and Read more...
International Women’s Day celebrations at ICRISAT
On 8 March, the women staff at ICRISAT, Patancheru came together to celebrate International Women’s Day. The program included interacting with three Read more...