Australian farmers learn about demand-driven rural interventions
A group of 17 farmers from Australia visited ICRISAT and a few other sites on 9 July 2018 to better understand Read more...
Climate Change Crisis: Why Fatuhi Khera In Punjab Changed From Cotton To Rice
Harsimranjit Brar, 26, has an unforgettable childhood memory of his family’s fields in Fatuhi Khera, a village in Punjab’s Sri Muktsar Sahib Read more...
Climate change may reduce rabi and kharif crop earnings by up to 13.7% and 5.5%; farmers left to their own resources to cope
Harsimranjit Brar, 26, has an unforgettable childhood memory of his family’s fields in Fatuhi Khera, a village in Punjab’s Sri Muktsar Sahib Read more...
Former DDG honoured
Professor John DH (Dyno) Keatinge MBE, former Deputy Director General-Research (DDG-R), ICRISAT, was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science (DSc) on 4 Read more...
Giving women their due: Case studies highlight importance of gender inclusiveness in breeding programs
While most crop and animal breeders realize the importance of considering gender differences in breeding programs, they lack actionable evidence and practical Read more...
Fighting Malnutrition Among Farmers
Farmers are the nutrition providers of any nation. They are responsible for producing food for the entire nation. Ironically, they are Read more...
Integrating institutional enabling factors can provide a new avenue to scaling up climate-smart agriculture
New study explores whether and how institutional perspectives are reflected in the global literature on climate-smart agriculture. Published recently in the Read more...
Who are those people we call farmers?
Agricultural interventions should match household aspirations Just about six percent of rural households in Kenya, aspire for their children to become farmers. Read more...
Over 6,000 farmers to benefit from agribusiness initiatives in Andhra Pradesh, India
Over 6,000 farmers in Andhra Pradesh will move to an improved business model for better value chains and better incomes through an Read more...
India gets its first biofortified sorghum
India’s first biofortified sorghum (jowar), with significantly higher iron and zinc than regular sorghum, was formally launched today. Developed by ICRISAT it was released for cultivation by Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Maharashtra.