WFP, ICRISAT to partner on climate-resilience, food security, nutrition and livelihoods
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) will partner on programs Read more...
Niger’s new Minister of Agriculture recognizes ICRISAT’s work, reiterates support
ICRISAT is the flagship of international agriculture research in Niger and its research work plays an important role in the country’s development,” Read more...
Indian Ambassador to Niger explores opportunities for South-South cooperation
The Ambassador of India to Niger, His Excellency Mr Prem K Nair, visited ICRISAT’s research station at Sadore, to explore opportunities for South-South collaboration. He said Read more...
Uzbek delegation explores climate-resilient crop options for arid, degraded ecologies and avenues for academic exchange
A delegation from Uzbekistan visited ICRISAT headquarters in India in search of a short-duration second crop suited to arid ecologies that mature before Read more...
ICRISAT’s soil laboratory registers with FAO’s International Network on Fertilizer Analysis
The Charles Renard Analytical Laboratory at ICRISAT has been officially registered with the International Network on Fertilizer Analysis – a network created in December 2020, to build Read more...
Indian Biodiversity Act and its implications for protection of intellectual property discussed
What are the biodiversity laws of India? What are the prerequisites for claiming rights over intellectual property that use biological resources? What Read more...
New hub for Farmer Producer Organizations launched to empower smallholder farmers
In an effort to empower India’s 125 million smallholder farms to take advantage of growing opportunities in the agricultural sector, the Tata-Cornell Read more...
ICRISAT awarded 2021 Africa Food Prize
Download French version The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize, for Read more...
New ‘one-stop shop’ team formed to take ICRISAT’S plant breeding program in West and Central Africa next level
ICRISAT West and Central Africa has reorganized all disciplines of agronomic research (agronomy, breeding, biotechnology/ genomics, integrated crop management, physiology, sociology, agroeconomics, Read more...
4CAST: New digital tool to enhance farmers’ access to modern varieties
To improve smallholder farmers’ access to new improved varieties, a digital variety catalog tool created by ICRISAT in partnership with public and Read more...