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...
Taking technology to farmer collectives in India, the startup way
Eight ICRISAT-incubated startups recently showcased their technologies to support farm livelihoods as part of a larger effort to bridge the technology gap Read more...
Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
A farmers’ cooperative in Mali has experienced a significant increase in production of quality seeds, setting an example for other farmer organizations Read more...
Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.
Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or chickpea are important crops for small farmers in developing countries to improve family Read more...
Malian farmer sets an example as a successful seed producer
Farmer field schools in Mali are not only training local farmers in best practices for optimum crop yields, they’re also providing improved Read more...
New chickpea varieties on the way
Three new improved varieties of chickpea – adapted to local conditions – have been identified for release in Malawi, following farmer participatory Read more...