Climate-smart sorghum varieties most valued among Tanzanian farmers: ICRISAT study
Farmers in Tanzania prefer sorghum varieties that are tolerant to environmental stresses are high yielding, early maturing with white grain colour and Read more...
Strengthening collaborations in Niger
ICRISAT engages donors and partners to accelerate change in Niger’s agri-food systems On his first official trip to Niger, Dr Arvind Kumar, Read more...
ICRISAT’s young researchers shine at major international conference on applied genetics
Ms Rasika Aher and Ms Vidhi Sapara, two research scholars at ICRISAT, have been recognized at the 2nd International Conference on Integrative Read more...
Minister launches ICRISAT-Walmart secondary processing unit: 6,000 farmers to benefit
Mr Kakani Govardhan Reddy, Minister for Agriculture & Cooperation, Marketing, Food Processing, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India, inaugurated a secondary processing unit Read more...
Analysis of soil, water and plants now at the click of a button
ICRISAT has launched a user-friendly online portal to provide clients with leading soil analysis services for better decision-making. ICRISAT’s soil laboratory is bringing its Read more...
ICRISAT alumnus Prof. Rajeev Varshney to receive the 2022 International Crop Science Award
Prof. Varshney will receive the prestigious International Crop Science Award from the Crop Science Society of America for his innovation in bringing Read more...
ICRISAT welcomes Mr Sanjay Agarwal as its new Assistant Director General
Mr Sanjay Agarwal from the Indian Administrative Service, who is currently the Chair of the Government of India’s Committee on Minimum Support Read more...
Towards creating more ‘smart’ villages
It’s time to build on the gains of a project conceptualized to make rural India climate resilient as monsoons are increasingly going Read more...
Two pearl millet varieties with superior forage yields released in India
The release of these new varieties from ICRISAT breeding material is significant given the recurrent and current fodder shortage in India. The Read more...
Ukraine-Russia crisis: Another wake-up call for home-grown agricultural solutions
Opinion piece by Dr Rebbie Harawa, Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, ICRISAT. The agriculture crisis precipitated by the Ukraine-Russia conflict, especially Read more...