New project aims to improve food and nutrition security for 120,000 households in West and Central Africa
A recently launched project, with a focus on iron- and zinc-fortified hybrids and open-pollinated varieties of sorghum and pearl millet, anticipates improved Read more...
Enabling Niger farmers to turn seed producers
An intensive training workshop for aspiring seed producers in Niger equipped them with necessary knowhow and techniques to scientifically produce groundnut, cowpea, Read more...
Drought-prone landscape turns green
Kalahandi district in Odisha, India, has suffered from repeated droughts and famines for several decades, causing great hardships to the local farmers. Read more...
Adding value to smallholder farming in Malawi
Smallholder farmers in Malawi, with support from a seed development project and government initiatives, have successfully set up a groundnut oil producing Read more...
Esteemed MS Swaminathan Award for former ICRISAT Board member RS Paroda
Dr Raj Paroda, former member of the ICRISAT Governing Board, and current Chair, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences, has been bestowed Read more...
Weather and climate research gear up for innovation in India
High-level panel including ICRISAT scientist contributes expertise for policy making The impact of climate variability on agriculture was highlighted in a panel Read more...
Better dietary options for healthier children
In rural Malawi, over 16,000 people, including young children, have benefited from ‘Care Groups’ that train people to prepare nutritious meals using Read more...
Soil health key priority for better livelihoods of Odisha farmers
Under an extensive soil health mapping program in Odisha state, India, over 40,200 soil samples from farmers’ fields across 309 blocks in Read more...
ICRISAT Governing Board members meet remotely to forge forward-looking plans
The first-ever virtual meeting of ICRISAT Governing Board was conducted recently where many opportunities were discussed to enhance ICRISAT’s capacity to develop Read more...
New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in Central India
A new groundnut variety, with 28% higher yields of oil and pods compared to zonal checks, has been released in Chhattisgarh state, Read more...