Enhancing productivity through micronutrient management
A recent study reveals that chickpea variety (JG-130) grown with balanced fertilizers including micronutrients and bio-fertilizers under rainfed condition recorded 15% and Read more...
Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself?
A recent research study concludes that the path to cereal self-sufficiency for countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will require, in addition to Read more...
Adopting improved chickpea improves farmer livelihoods in Ethiopia
A new study has found that improved chickpea adoption by farmers in Ethiopia significantly increased household income while also reducing poverty. The Read more...
ICRISAT’s 40 years of research in watershed development
In 1976 ICRISAT started on-site trials at its headquarters in India and have since introduced watershed management across more than 300 locations Read more...
Training workshop on agricultural forecasting tool
At a recent workshop participants were trained on how to reliably simulate crop yields over space, and use aggregated forecasts to improve Read more...
Women and youth in pulse value chains: opportunities for inclusion of smallholders
This post was featured in IYP2016.org. The 2016 International Year of Pulses has brought global attention to the important roles that pulses Read more...
Scaling up climate smart agriculture for Telangana, India
Given the high climatic variability in Telangana state in India, stakeholders came together to discuss context specific climate smart agriculture (CSA) practices Read more...
Increasing farm productivity in Kenya through cultivation of improved legumes and cereals
In a span of one year, 300 farmers in Kerio valley in Kenya earned over KES 4.8 million (USD 46,978) by cultivating Read more...
New research shows adopting improved chickpea increases farmer livelihoods in Ethiopia
Hyderabad, India (16 December 2016) ― A new study by a team of researchers establishes the welfare impacts of improved chickpea adoption Read more...
Groundnut varieties with higher oil content empowering women in Nigeria
Using improved varieties of groundnut for processing that offer at least twice the potential quantities of oil for extraction in comparison to Read more...