Noted plant health researcher to lead ICRISAT as Director General
Dr Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, a well-known plant health expert and leader in international agricultural research, took charge as Director General at ICRISAT...
Beating drought one text at a time
Scientists, meteorologists, start-ups and Microsoft India are coming together to crunch weather data to help farmers beat climate risks and boost yield Read more...
A peek at India’s Next Generation Agromet Advisory Services
Data with the Indian government suggests that agromet advisories have the potential to yield benefits worth over US $ 430 billion for Read more...
India groundnut farmers’ seed business debut yields big profits
A group of Indian farmers who made their entrepreneurial debut last year increased their income by as much as US$ 982 (₹ Read more...
Seeds of rural recovery: States must consider accommodating returnee migrants in small-farming
Small and marginal farmers remain the dominant food producer and major workforce in India, and the country would rely on them to Read more...
Agri experts debate key points to bolster agriculture and horticulture in COVID-19 context
Agriculture experts, policymakers and representatives from private and public sector companies brainstormed online recently to enumerate challenges arising out of the coronavirus Read more...
Don’t forget about the impact of COVID-19 on the rural poor and on food security
The Scaling Up community of practice discusses challenges and opportunities for an improved “new normal” for agriculture, research and development. While all Read more...
‘I will miss our mission, global reach, committed staff…’
‘The development and construction of a simulation model of the growth of pearl millet Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke’ would not ring a Read more...
It is time for a new normal for resilience of food systems
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, how do we ensure sustained resilience of our food systems’ going forward? The World Food Prize Foundation brings together distinguished food systems experts to discuss the issue in its first-ever Digital Dialogue: Perspectives on Food Systems Resilience in COVID-19...
Lockdown spurs Indian seed industry to explore leaner business models and plan door deliveries to farmers
COVID-19 might have ushered in social distancing but it did bring together Indian seed industry companies to meet virtually, think of ways Read more...