Lessons from a pandemic to repurpose India’s agricultural policy
As the coronavirus crisis triggers a large-scale exodus of migrant agricultural workers from India’s food basket, it’s time the country diversified beyond labor- and water-intensive crops, say Dr Arabinda K Padhee and Prof Prabhu Pingali...
A four-pronged plan to secure farming communities in Eastern and Southern Africa
ICRISAT is working with an array of development partners in Eastern and Southern Africa to build resilient and sustainable farming systems in Read more...
The work of genebanks can never stop
Genebanks have been and will continue to be vital for global biological diversity and food security in the long run, said genebank experts at a recent interview with the Global Landscapes Forum...
Genomics closely linked not just to crop productivity, but also to nutrition and health
Online lecture connects the dots between genomics, nutrition and health. Crop diversification, genomics-assisted breeding and understanding the role of the gut microbiome Read more...