With global accreditation, ICRISAT soil laboratory set to serve as focal point for soil analysis
ICRISAT’s soil laboratory has recently been accredited by the FAO Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN), becoming only the second lab in India Read more...
Facilitating training programs for improving crop-livestock systems in Niger
Training programs on silage making, animal health and laboratory management were held in Niger for researchers, extension service workers and farmers to Read more...
Interdisciplinary research key to making India’s Green Revolution sustainable
Around a hundred scientists from varied disciplines, who gathered to discuss an India-UK joint research program, called for more interdisciplinary research to Read more...
‘Phygital’ tech powered by public-private partnerships promises climate solutions for Nigerian agriculture
An innovative technology that bridges digital approaches and physical interventions on farms and offers last-mile breakthrough capabilities in reaching every single project Read more...
Sorghum goes pop: Success stories from a Nigerian initiative
Have you heard of ‘pop’ sorghum or ‘diet’ sorghum flour? If you haven’t, you are missing updates on an ancient grain that Read more...
Industry plans to reach consumers with high oleic groundnut oil in 2-3 years
Two new groundnut varieties with more than 78% oleic acid have captured the attention of the Indian groundnut industry which is keen on marketing ‘healthier’ oil to consumers in the next 2-3 years....
Eight food processing units to target malnutrition and poverty in South India’s hinterlands
The facilities aim to create sustainable business opportunities around nutritious diets for tribal farmers in Telangana In a bid to boost nutrition Read more...
How Uganda’s millet drink ‘bushera’ saw a revival and India’s peanut ‘chikki’ went to Zambia
If school children in Uganda have taken to a super-nutritious traditional fermented millet drink called bushera and if an India-inspired peanut bar Read more...
Hand-holding outgrowers to produce certified seed in drought-stricken Ghana – a model to emulate
Access to quality seed remains a big challenge for farmers in Africa. With increasing drought situations and deteriorating soil quality, especially in Read more...
Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible
There are two compelling reasons for this shift. First, urban dwellers in Africa often have higher rates of malnutrition than their rural counterparts and, second, urban centres are large consumers of food produced in rural areas and in the process are altering the producing areas, sometimes beyond recognition...