Preserving the genetic diversity of dryland crops for posterity: The role of phytosanitation
The ICRISAT genebank in India chronicles over 10,000 years of cultivated dryland crops history. It conserves over 120,494 accessions of dryland cereals Read more...
Farmers in East Africa on the move beyond subsistence farming
From subsistence to commercial sorghum farming “I was struggling to provide a livelihood for my family. But now I harvest more sorghum Read more...
Could restoring degraded lands cut down on labour migration in Niger?
Most Nigeriens depend on farming but widespread soil degradation and climate variability make it difficult to sustain a family all year long. Read more...
“I turned the desert green with sorghum”
On invitation from AREEO, a delegation from ICRISAT travelled to Iran to explore opportunities for collaboration towards transforming Iran’s agricultural systems. ICRISAT’s expertise in dryland crops can help Iran move towards sustainable agricultural practices to cope with climate change and environmental degradation.
Scientists from UK and India collaborate for crops with higher nitrogen-utilization efficiency
Agricultural scientists from the United Kingdom and India discussed ways of developing crop varieties with better nitrogen absorption and utilization at the Read more...
Raising smallholder legume farmers’ productivity in Myanmar through MyPulses
Smallholder farmers in Myanmar engaged in legume farming have benefited from the strong partnership between Myanmar and ICRISAT, India, in grain legumes Read more...
Empowering women to bridge gender productivity gap
In early 2017, a gender study was conducted among 200 smallholder farmers from 20 communities in Ghana. It revealed that male groundnut Read more...
Enhancing capacities of African NARS Partners on Food Processing Technologies and Entrepreneurship
“I’ve been associated with ICRISAT since 2015, when ICRISAT came to Siaya county in Nyanza province. These regions are rainfed, with just Read more...
FAO workshop highlights Tropical Legumes III seed system initiatives in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) selected several locations of the Tropical Legumes III (TL III) project to illustrate the learning of Read more...
Farmers in Dawakin, Nigeria, celebrate introduction of improved cowpea varieties
Farmers in the rural community of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, northwestern Nigeria, were mainly subsistence farmers trying to Read more...