ICRISAT shares insights on using agricultural biotechnology to facilitate healthy and sustainable consumer food choices
2017 World Food Prize Laureate Dr Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina with Dr Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur at the symposium. The 2017 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium Read more...
Launch of Cook’s Guide on groundnut opens up pathways to boost consumption in Nigeria
ICRISAT has partnered with the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) in the launching of a ‘Cook’s Guide’ Read more...
Potential of new improved sorghum varieties boosts farmers’ confidence in Nigeria
“Friends have come to me asking for seeds of the two improved varieties to grow in their own fields. I said yes! Read more...
Indo-French Forum on water availability and access in India, Bangalore, 20-21 November 2017
Since the 1980s’ “pumping revolution”, the water crisis across India has been grim, with huge inequalities both in term of quantity and Read more...
Dr Rajeev K Varshney, Genetic Gains Research Program Director, ICRISAT ranked among The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds and Highly cited researchers 4th time in a row
According to the latest Clarivate Analytics’ edition of the Highly Cited Researchers List, Dr. Varshney is among 2017’s Highly Cited Researchers worldwide. Read more...
How do we fight the Fall armyworm, the new wound of African agriculture ?
Two years after its first detection in West Africa, this invasive caterpillar is threatening the food security of millions of small farmers Read more...
Turning brewery waste into women’s wealth
Brewery waste boosts incomes for rural women in drought-hit drylands of India More extreme weather events and shifting seasons is expected as Read more...
The hot topics of the UN and other global agencies engaged in food
It was a valuable experience attending the recent annual Committee on World Food Security (CFS) meet, held at FAO in Rome, to Read more...
Women empowerment is key to food and economic security in Malawi
Improved legume and dryland seed varieties together with training in technologies and agronomic practices provided by small-scale farmer clubs in Malawi are proving to be a cost-effective way of reducing hunger and malnutrition and empowering women.
Innovation platforms help dryland communities shift to climate-smart thinking
Small farmers will have to innovate fast to adapt to more extreme and recurrent climate stresses From 6-17 November, the world’s governments Read more...