Scaling up innovation and partnerships to modernize African food systems
Pearl millet and sorghum are the staple food crops in Sahelian countries with 80% of cultivated area and more than 49% of Read more...
Monitoring and evaluation key steps for food system transformations
Monitoring and tracking of the key drivers as well as the outcomes of food systems transformation is critical for the transformation to Read more...
Experts debate a multilateral solution to the DSI Dilemma, a ‘win-win’ solution balancing open access and access benefit sharing
Experts on Digital Sequence Information (DSI) debated the implications of an Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) system for DSI in the context Read more...
The hammer that mills: Boosting livestock production through local feed
His round face gave out an impression of a disconnecting human being and his heart, appeared to turning into a complete Chinese Read more...
New high-yielding pigeonpea variety set for release in India, more to come
TDRG 59, a high-yielding variety of pigeonpea resistant to Fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic diseases, has been identified for cultivation in India’s Read more...
ICRISAT and HarvestPlus to collaborate on mainstreaming nutrition research and upscaling of biofortified cultivars
ICRISAT and HarvestPlus signed an agreement for scientific and technical collaboration between the two global organizations. Mr Arun Baral, CEO, HarvestPlus, and Read more...
Diversifying food value chains
Most Malawians depend on agriculture for food and income, but the desired shift from subsistence to commercial farming remains challenging. A project Read more...
Haveli cultivation turns desolated landscape into paradise: Case study of Poora Birdha village, Lalitpur district
Water is the basis of life. It is difficult to think of life without water. This is particularly true in the Poora Birdha village of Talbehat block at Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Read more
Genomics will increasingly play a key role in crop breeding programs
University of Melbourne India Engagement Seed Grant International Symposium 2021. Along with advanced genomics-assisted breeding technology, development of better crop varieties need Read more...
ICRISAT digital agriculture consultant inducted into Royal Entomological Society
Prof TVK Singh, a consultant for the Digital Agriculture team at ICRISAT has recently been chosen for fellowship of the Royal Entomological Read more...