Secret to on-off fertility discovered in pigeonpea
Researchers have identified how temperature controls male fertility in some lines of pigeonpea and have unraveled the phenomenon’s molecular mechanism in a recently published study in The Plant Genome. Read more...
Revival of old water resources for better farm livelihoods
A water tank's renovation in one of India’s most drought-prone regions benefited as many as 200 farm families last year and opened up aquaculture opportunities for the village. Read more...
Watershed project in south India marches ahead despite COVID-19
Eight water harvesting structures were completed during May while following social distancing. The timing was critical to capture monsoon rains and benefit 2,000 smallholder Read more...
Dairying unproductive in harsh landscapes? Not anymore
A consortium led by ICRISAT implemented a slew of measures over two years to improve dairying in a drought-prone north Indian region, Read more...
Food systems need urgent overhaul to combat desertification
Scientists, policymakers, farmers and consumers all need to collaborate to mainstream nutritious and resilient crops that can be grown locally and help Read more...
Does the smallholder farmer have access to quality inputs?
With the onset of kharif (monsoon) in the southern states of India, the majority of farmers have started procurement of inputs such Read more...
Government and research bodies expand seeds support to over 10,000 Nigerian smallholders to shield agriculture from COVID-19
Farmers in 13 states of Nigeria will receive improved seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea and rice as a part of an Read more...
Niger: WhatsApp comes to the rescue of agriculture extension and farmers in lockdown
A WhatsApp group, ‘Climate information’, helped ICRISAT train 139 agriculture extension staff in interpretting seanonal forecast through slide-by-slide posting of presentations accompanied Read more...
COVID-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system
The World Food Programme has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause one of the worst food crises since World War II. It predicts a doubling of the number of people going hungry – more than half of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more
Post-Covid agri reforms: Odisha could be frontrunner
Many reforms in the Indian agricultural sector were long due for want of enabling rules in States or differences between State and Read more...