Promoting dual-purpose sorghum and vegetable sack gardens for better nutrition in Mali
Demonstration of improved, dual-purpose sorghum varieties and an innovative method called vegetable sack garden generated great interest in local farmers in Sikasso, Read more...
First Smart Food Culinary Symposium prepares ground for change in millets industry
The first of a series of India-wide Smart Food Culinary Symposia was organized for chefs from major fine dining chains and food Read more...
Placing Smart Food in industrial canteen menus
Opportunities and challenges to bring millets into industrial canteens were brought to the table at an event held in Bengaluru to create Read more...
Three new UN resolutions focus on plant health, pulses and food safety
The United Nations General Assembly has declared two new ‘International Days’ and one ‘Year’ devoted to central issues in global food security Read more...
Collaborating with celebrity chefs in London, Paris and West Africa
Smart Food cooks up momentum with culinary skills from across London to Paris, West Africa and India Three celebrity chefs from Gabon, Read more...
Building culinary skills with a wide range of activities across West and Central Africa
From being blogged about to being showcased at international events, the Smart Food initiative is gaining support from chefs to politicians in Read more...
Corteva Agriscience hosts student researcher at US research site; opens up cutting edge technology for public good
Initiative strengthens partnership between ICRISAT and Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont In a mutually rewarding public-private partnership for scientific research in Read more...
Targeted farm interventions made easy with precise soil health diagnosis
Boosting farm soil health in Odisha just got easier. Farmers in the state can now implement targeted interventions thanks to soil health Read more...
Odisha to move beyond paddy, to focus on millets and legumes
Odisha plans to diversify its agriculture beyond popular cash crops with emphasis on legumes and dryland cereals including millets, the state’s Principal Read more...
FAO nod to India’s ‘Year of Millets – 2023’ proposal
“Good evening from Rome. India presented a proposal for International Year of Millets in FAO Council on 5 December. We succeeded in Read more...