A database to help entrepreneurs identify and embrace new technologies
A dynamic pan-Indian database of Intellectual Property-protected technologies developed by Public Research Institutions from the agricultural sector is being created by ICRISAT Read more...
New groundnut varieties for improved resilience and market competitiveness
Sayilesi Gwizima, 59, from Mchinij district, central Malawi, grows CG 7 groundnut variety. Not unlike many farmers, Gwizima fell for the variety’s Read more...
Several thousand waiting tons
Balancing pigeonpea interests across two continents Ashish Goswami looks reflectively at the large godown, in Arusha, Tanzania, the white bags accentuating the Read more...
Equipping farmers to increase sorghum and millet yields and improve profitability of farm produce
TAAT initiative in the Sahel To contribute to food and nutrition security in seven countries in the Sahel and to improve farmer Read more...
How scientists use seeds to mitigate effects of climate change
According to the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, global food production is expected to decrease two percent every Read more...
Farm production: Are we growing enough pulses?
We are moving towards self-sufficiency. The annual pulses production averaged 23.7 million tonnes in the past three years, an 80% increase over Read more...
NITI Aayog cites ICRISAT watershed achievements
The NITI Aayog recently commended the impact of community best practices for watershed management, in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. “Local community in Read more...
Hands-on training program on aflatoxin detection
To check for aflatoxin contamination in their products, groundnut value chain stakeholders in Bangladesh attended a hands-on training program. Participants learnt to Read more...
Representatives from Eight Asian Countries Meet to Tackle Fall Armyworm
Over 100 participants from eight South and South-East Asian countries attended today the “Regional Workshop on Fall Armyworm Management in Asia” organized in Hyderabad. The Fall Armyworm (FAW) is one of the most destructive crop pests and has invaded crops in India and other countries in the region including Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar and Sri Lanka....