Chapatis of pearl millet for a changing climate
The people of rural India love their bajra chapatis. These flatbreads made of pearl millet flour are a highly nutritious staple Read more...
Climate-smart technologies to build resilience in agriculture of Niger, Mali
Two projects were recently launched to adopt climate-smart agricultural technologies in Niger and Mali for increasing food security and improving rural livelihoods. Read more...
Diet diversification program aims to improve health of 13,000 tribal people in South India
Energy-dense foods made from millets, sorghum and pulses are being provided to tribal communities in parts of India’s Telangana state to combat Read more...
Pearl millet ventures far from home to face climate challenges
Agriculture’s battles with climate are taking pearl millet to regions far from its original habitat. A team of researchers in Japan are Read more...
Sorghum improvement collaboration earns community appreciation in Nigeria
The Kambuwa community in Nigeria’s Kebbi state honored representatives of Nigeria Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program – Phase 1 (ATASP-1) and its Read more...
Livestock value chain strengthening essential for improving production and food security in Niger, say scientists
Can Niger claim its rightful place on the food production charts? A group of scientists working with smallholder crop-livestock farmers believe strong Read more...
Why India needs a land leasing framework
Ensuring food and nutrition security and tackling the looming threat of climate change makes land reforms necessary. PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Read more...
Iron For Adolescents’ (FeFA) to focus on evidence-based interventions to protect girls’ health
ICRISAT – ICMR-NIN collaboration will follow a systematic approach for understanding adolescent girls’ health needs in Telangana
Small in scale, big on impact: Intervention in groundnut value chain empowers women in south India
Nearly 700 women of Telangana, India, now earn yearly dividends from a processing facility run by a women’s collective. This modest investment Read more...
Stakeholders meet discusses solutions to unshackle Myanmar’s groundnut value chain
Why does an ageing variety command 20% of land under groundnut cultivation? How can existing seed systems be strengthened? What type of Read more...