Millets and Sorghum: Forgotten Foods for the Future
Millets and sorghum are grains that are nutrient-rich, drought-tolerant crops and can support communities around the world. The International Crop Research Institute Read more...
How to feed 9 billion people within planetary boundaries
what are the challenges and what do we need to change to be able to feed 9 billion people by 2050? Joining Read more...
Wild crops could save chickpeas from being blitzed, scientists say
They are nutritious, versatile and a dietary staple for millions of people from South Asia to Ethiopia, but scientists have warned that Read more...
Weeding out striga from African drylands
A striga workshop organised by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) gathered experts from Europe, USA, Africa and Read more...
Can developing market opportunities for dryland cereals and legumes support uptake of quality seed?
Crops such as millets, sorghum, groundnut, chickpea, pigeonpea and other grain legumes are important staple foods that are not only resilient to Read more...
Turning brewery waste into women’s wealth
Brewery waste boosts incomes for rural women in drought-hit drylands of India More extreme weather events and shifting seasons is expected as Read more...
The hot topics of the UN and other global agencies engaged in food
It was a valuable experience attending the recent annual Committee on World Food Security (CFS) meet, held at FAO in Rome, to Read more...
“I turned the desert green with sorghum”
On invitation from AREEO, a delegation from ICRISAT travelled to Iran to explore opportunities for collaboration towards transforming Iran’s agricultural systems. ICRISAT’s expertise in dryland crops can help Iran move towards sustainable agricultural practices to cope with climate change and environmental degradation.
A seed revolving fund is driving Malawi’s groundnut revival
Access to good seeds is often branded by development experts as the missing link to food security and agricultural growth for many Read more...
Matopos Research Centre now part of the Command Agriculture programme in Zimbabwe
Acting President of Zimbabwe, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa, said Matopos Research Centre will now be part of the Command Agriculture programme. He toured Read more...