Long-standing partnership with Myanmar strengthened
The Department of Agriculture Research (DAR), Myanmar, has enhanced its partnership with ICRISAT for close collaboration in agriculture research, with a focus on grain legumes and Smart Food (consumer and industry) approaches with millets, sorghum and legumes.
Fifty technologies in five years – Feed the Future, MISST project shares outcomes in Malawi
Over 245,000 households reached 14,500 MT of seed produced, over 50 technologies developed – these are some of the highlights presented on Read more...
Zimbabwe’s First Lady emphasizes crop research during visit to ICRISAT
Looking to pull rural communities out of poverty through millets and sorghum, Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Ms Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, visited ICRISAT’s Matopos Read more...
Seeding entrepreneurship in groundnut farmers of south India
ICRISAT and PJTSAU partner to set up Seed Business Ventures in Telangana Groundnut cultivation in Telangana, India, could soon make leaps of Read more...
Intensifying food production, sustainably – perspectives on the state of the world’s biodiversity
The global population is growing at an alarming rate and is projected to reach over 8 billion people by 2025. By the Read more...
Decadal experiences in harnessing chickpea value chain in Ethiopia
Over 6 million households benefit through the years of the Tropical Legumes Project In early 1970s, a journey to improve Ethiopia’s chickpea Read more...
Leveraging a multi-level community model for better nutrition in Malawi
The Government of Malawi is working with ICRISAT, CIAT and the Malawi Seed Industry Development Project (MSIDP II) to increase the utilization Read more...
How over 500 women in south India built sustainable livelihoods in face of drought
POWERGRID-ICRISAT project in Karnataka empowers through integrated watershed management Farm-dependent households in Ukkali now have an added source of income, thanks to Read more...
Towards better impact for the AVISA project – partners meet to chart pan-African communication activities
Three days of intense brainstorming helped chart out the communication activities for the AVISA project, that works across seven African countries. Launched Read more...
Agribusiness start-up training program to be held at ICRISAT
A 20-day Agribusiness Start-up Training Program will be held from 5 July, 2019, at ICRISAT Patancheru, for aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs and NGOs. This is for starting or operating an enterprise in food processing, animal husbandry, aquaculture, floriculture, agri-biotechnology, digital agriculture, farm mechanization and agricultural supply chain management. Professionals, students and consultants in these areas are also encouraged to apply.