World Food Prize for Dr Adesina
Dr Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and ICRISAT Ambassador of Goodwill, is the winner of the 2017 World Read more...
Unlocking opportunities for growth
Snapshots of ICRISAT Director General, Dr David Bergvinson’s visit to Mali from 18-24 June. Focus on youth in agriculture, seed systems, rural Read more...
Building economically sustainable and effective legume seed systems in Nigeria
An action plan for the 2017 cropping season for groundnut and cowpea was drawn up at a training workshop to strengthen the Read more...
Smart Food TV contest crowns the winner
Thirty-year-old Esther Atieno is the winner of the recently concluded Smart Food cooking show – a 13-episode reality TV show that was Read more...
Showcasing agricultural innovations in Malawi
An Innovation Open Forum was organized at ICRISAT-Malawi to bring together donors, government officials and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector. Among Read more...
To fight desertification we need to drive diversity on farms and plates
Farmland in Kenya’s north has deteriorated because of loss of soil nutrients and agro-biodiversity, putting livelihoods of 12 million people at risk Read more...
Innovation Platform meeting for common bean
To draw up plans for the upcoming cropping season, a stakeholder and innovations platform meeting for common bean was held recently in Read more...
Hackathon on plant breeding APIs
A hackathon was organized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on plant Breeding Application Programming Interface (BrAPI). The Breeding API specifies Read more...
Food basket of sorghum, millet and legume products to address malnutrition in Telangana, India
To address the high prevalence of anemia and malnutrition amongst the tribal population in the Indian State of Telangana, an affordable ‘Nutri-Food Read more...