A strategic guide: Working towards food security in the drylands, through COVID-19 and beyond
ICRISAT is well positioned to significantly contribute to efforts towards restoring food security in the drylands, while combating the COVID-19 pandemic-related impacts Read more...
What African farmers and processors say about the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns
Maintaining the dialog with the farming community and industry Farmers and other key stakeholders in Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Read more...
Flipping the script on rainfall data
In the last few hours before Covid-19 locked CGIAR centers staff into remote work, a handful of ICRISAT researchers traveled to Kenya’s Makueni County with a Read more...
Crops, pollination, food: Why we need bees
One-third of the world’s crops need pollination to set seeds and fruits, and a majority of them are pollinated by bees. Along Read more...
Africa’s most vulnerable are called to bear the brunt of a pandemic
Securing farming communities through and after COVID-19 is a priority One of world’s harshest terrains for farming threatens to crumble under Read more...
New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso
A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining popularity in Burkina Faso, a region where Read more...
COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural
Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies towards a food system that is resilient and sustainable...
Covid crisis has shown India’s food policy must have buffer stocks at community level too
Easing of lockdown restrictions to revive Indian economy may suggest end of Covid-19 ordeal for agriculture. But gaps in food value chains Read more...
Pulse champions and smart seed innovations boost farmers’ incomes and resilience
Cowpea and groundnut are considered ‘golden grains’ for many women farmers in West Africa, as they make decent money processing these pulse Read more...
Making low-cost digital tools the critical solution to smallholder farmers’ needs during global crises
Digital information-sharing tools such as audio, text and video messaging through mobile phones can prove to be highly effective in disseminating critical Read more...