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...
Low-cost drought-proofing strategies help farmers in southern India
Collaborative project with Power Grid Corp of India has significant scale-out potential Technologies developed in a national CSR award-winning watershed project in Read more...
Doubling Farmers’ Income project gets boost from Agriculture Minister
Strategies to harvest rainwater in drought-prone regions, through the collaborative Doubling Farmers’ Income project, received a boost with inputs from the state Read more...
An opportune time to digitize agriculture
If Indian agriculture aspires to be globally competitive and viable, the need for digitization is urgent now more than ever, and can Read more...
6 Ideas to transform food systems in a post-COVID-19 India
The ongoing health crisis around COVID-19 has raised global concerns on food and nutrition security. India has not seen immediate serious disruptions Read more...
ICAR recognizes ICRISAT scientist with prestigious Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award
Dr Rajeev Varshney, Director, ICRISAT’s Genetic Gains Research Program, was named a recipient of Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Read more...