Consolidated efforts to modernize crop improvement in Ghana
A Regional Coordinated Trial (RCT) is helping Cowpea Improvement Program in Ghana, thanks to Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Delivery of Legumes Read more...
Most prestigious CSR award given for integrated watershed management
The President of India recognized the Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) with the highest CSR award for bettering the lives of Read more...
Laying the ground for drone-based technologies to support development of climate-ready crops
Globally, agriculture is witnessing significant technological advancement, best exemplified by the Agriculture 4.0 movement. India, one of the world’s largest food producers Read more...
Spotlight on crop diversity as ICRISAT’s Genebank holds inaugural field day
Cutting across disciplines of crop research, scientists gathered at ICRISAT to observe and evaluate germplasm material from its 40-year-old Genebank during a Read more...
Modernizing NARS crop breeding programs for improved genetic gains in 14 countries
A course designed to modernize National Agricultural Research System (NARS) breeding programs for improving genetic gains of 9 dryland cereals and grain Read more...
Mobile-based monitoring tool rolled out for national partners in 7 African countries
To track project activities and implementation, a mobile web-based platform designed to collect real-time, geo-tagged data about farmers, farmland, livestock, on-field interventions, Read more...
A farmer’s choice: tribal communities in Adilabad select their preferred sorghum varieties
Adilabad district in Telangana, with its dry deciduous forests, is home to several tribal groups for whom agriculture is the main source Read more...