Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database of millet products have found this ancient Read more...
ICRISAT agtech incubatee BharatAgri raises US$ 2 million
LeanCrop Technology Solution Pvt Ltd (BharatAgri), an agtech start-up incubatee with the Agri-Business Incubator (ABI) of ICRISAT, has raised US$ 2 million Read more...
Use of scientific evidence for greater partnerships and better policies
Surveys on agricultural technology adoption in Nigeria carried out in 2019-2020 revealed gains made in crop yields, gross margins and ROI, as well as challenges in accessing improved seeds. One of the suggestions made on the basis of these results was that ICRISAT develop appropriate policy briefs Read more...
Scale-up of integrated drought management gets nod from State Minister in Uttar Pradesh, India
Impressed with the rapid pace and impact of the Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) initiative and other interventions in Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh Read more...
Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database of millet products have found this ancient grain to be orchestrating a silent food revolution that could see quinoa outstripped. The “Millet Finder”, launched today, discovered a surge in the use of millets, with over a thousand modern convenient products in a very wide range, across all the inhabited continents.
Gross Margin Analysis – A tool for better farm management
A training session for farmers in Niger. In order to guide farmers in Niger to make better informed decisions about their farming Read more...
Intellectual property databases crucial for innovation in smart agriculture
International experts in a recent webinar discussed how ‘smart agriculture’ – modern information and communication technologies for agriculture – will radically change Read more...
Coconut-based livelihood program gets a boost in Odisha
The Coconut-Based Livelihood Program in Odisha, India, under the Odisha Livelihood Mission (OLM) in collaboration with ICRISAT, recently converged with a national Read more...
More vigilance, regional cooperation needed to check emerging plant health threats
Locusts, Fall armyworm, wheat blast, banana Fusarium wilt Tropical Race 4 and UG99 – a virulent strain of wheat stem rust, are Read more...
Director General visits ICRISAT’s Africa centers virtually
Due to travel restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Jacqueline Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT, virtually toured several stations in East Read more...