Movements for consumer driven and multi-sector approaches
Smart Food and Millets highlighted at the Asia Pacific Eat Forum in Indonesia Eat Foundation believes that providing the growing global population Read more...
Millets taken on a road show pan-India in lead up to an international fair
Minister Gowda meeting millet processors, chefs and food journalists at the Delhi road show. Karnataka state’s Minister for Agriculture Mr K Byre Read more...
Social entrepreneurs are changing the food system in Asia – and contributing to bringing back Smart Foods
Social entrepreneurs are a growing movement in Asia, and although each one is a relatively small player, together they can galvanize and Read more...
Call to the UN for an International Year of Millets
India has requested the United Nations to declare 2018 as the International Year of Millets. This has formally been sent by the Read more...
Field days sustain farmer’s and community leader’s interest in pursuing groundnut production in northern Nigeria
Since the 2015 cropping season, farmer field days have been regularly organized in northern Nigeria. Field days bring farmers and curious community Read more...
Uganda President visits and urges for continued attention to aflatoxin solutions
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda visited the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI) a key partner in ICRISAT’s Read more...
Field visits to increase the awareness of farmers and agriculture extension workers on improved technologies for sustainable agricultural intensification
“I was among the first group of farmers trained on contour bunding as part of the Africa RISING technology park activities in Read more...
ICRISAT at the high-level AP AgTech Summit – Transforming agriculture to benefit farmers
The Government of Andhra Pradesh in India, recently hosted a global event to discuss innovative ideas for agricultural transformation. Global leaders, start-up Read more...
Farmers select promising aflatoxin tolerant lines during a field day at Silbelle, Ghana
A participatory varietal selection field day was organized at Silbelle, north Ghana on 5th October. The purpose of the field day was Read more...
AWARD Women’s leadership and management course
To reinforce the skills required to enhance leadership and managerial effectiveness of women scientists and professionals, a seven day course was hosted Read more...