Collaborating to innovate for India’s agriculture research: ICAR – ICRISAT finalize 5-year action plan
Improved crops, nutrition-sensitive agriculture on the cards New Delhi, 31 January 2019: A five-year plan for Indian agricultural research was finalized with Read more...
Collaboration to introduce new varieties and technologies to farmers in western India
MoU signed between ICRISAT and Agricultural Development Trust-Baramati A ‘live’ agriculture expo provided the perfect venue for an MoU signing to introduce Read more...
Sehgal Foundation and Smart Food align to intensify efforts
Sehgal Foundation is aligning some big initiatives with the Smart Food Endowment Fund to help create a bigger movement. This will bring more attention to Smart Foods like millet, sorghum and grain legumes.
Budget and farm distress: Budget 2019 should be a balancing act
Though, in view of the impending elections, the Centre may get tempted to yield to populist demands, it must ensure that reforms Read more...
Misuse of the term ‘empowerment’ in daily conversations
In a world where ‘gender integration’ or ‘gender mainstreaming’ is prioritised and practiced, actors from different backgrounds come together in a ‘marriage’ arrangement of Read more...
Can we beat the fall armyworm with lessons from India’s groundnut battle of the 80s?
In the mid-80s, scientists battling the pest Spolit (Spodoptera litura) in India chanced upon an unsprayed groundnut field where the invading moth’s Read more...
Lecture on climate-smart policies emphasizes India’s efforts to combat climate change
Dr AK Padhee, Director, Country Relations and Business Affairs, ICRISAT, recently delivered a lecture on ‘Climate-smart Policies to Sustain Growth of Indian Read more...
Extended partnership to deliver high-yielding, disease-resistant finger millet to farmers
armers can soon access finger millet varieties that not only withstand drought but are also resistant to parasites and diseases.
Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples
Leading agriculture organizations from Africa and Asia have joined hands to take on a bold initiative to create a big new industry, with the intent of bringing some Smart Foods back on the plate as major staples.
Now, get critical seed data in one click
A modern digital seed ‘catalog’ and seed ‘roadmap’ tool is now available for information about the quality and availability of seeds in Read more...