Progressing towards the SDGs
At the recently concluded biannual meeting of ICRISAT Governing Board goals and strategies were set to guide the organization towards achieving its Read more...
Indian farmers exchange ideas on how to double farm income in five years
We need to learn from you, as you are the master of your fields, you know the ground level issues of agriculture, Read more...
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for genomics and molecular work in pulses
The importance of genomics breeding for advancements in agriculture was recognized by bestowing the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award on Dr Rajeev Read more...
Approach to watershed management awarded best livelihoods CSR initiative in India
A different approach to watershed management has proven successful and will require a “paradigm shift” in the implementation of watershed programs in Read more...
Boost for Malawi farmers from improved seed systems and root and tuber crops technologies
About 320,000 smallholder farmers in Malawi will benefit from two projects that aim to further strengthen the country’s legumes and cereal seed Read more...
Energy and agriculture: Stronger links must be built for ‘smart villages’ to flourish in India
The Smart Villages Initiative and ICRISAT, together with experts from India and other countries, are calling for closer attention to the linkages Read more...
Awareness campaign on optimum use of nitrogen fertilizers
Close to 3,000 farmers, who brought their soil samples for testing to a farmer’s fair (kisan mela) in Punjab, India, were given Read more...
Approach to watershed management awarded best livelihoods CSR initiative in India
Hyderabad, India │ 29 September 2016 — A different approach to watershed management has proven successful and represents a “paradigm shift” in Read more...
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for genomics and molecular work in pulses
Hyderabad│Delhi, India, (27 September 2016) ― India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recognized the importance of genomics breeding for advancements in agriculture, Read more...
Innovation Platforms for building seed value chains of groundnut and beans in Tanzania
Innovation Platforms (IPs) are being set up for building the seed value chains of groundnut and common bean. In the case of Read more...