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...
TCI and ICRISAT continue partnership to improve access to Indian food systems data
The Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) are beginning a new phase Read more...
Chickpea yield in Ethiopia can be doubled by enhancing farmers’ technical knowledge: ICRISAT study
Chickpea yields in Ethiopia could be increased by about 90% by enhancing farmers’ technical knowledge Production could be increased from its current Read more...
Unlocking the enormous potential of AgBio start-ups in India
Agriculture Biotechnology (agbio) start-ups in India can potentially contribute US $150 B to India’s bio-economy by 2025, said experts at a webinar Read more...
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and ICRISAT partner to advance climate science
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have announced a partnership Read more...
ICRISAT celebrates its 50th Anniversary
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has today officially commenced its golden jubilee marking 50 years of scientific Read more...
Millet, a food of the future for the Sahel region
Ahead of International Year of Millets 2023, Niger’s International Millet Festival hails the crop as beneficiary for farmers community and consumers amid climate change. Read more
ICRISAT Wins SERVIR West Africa Phase 2 Implementation Award
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is pleased to announce the award of a five-year cooperative agreement by USAID to implement the second phase of SERVIR West Africa. Read more
Scientific evidence shows eating millets leads to better growth in children
Researchers examining the nutritional benefits of millets have found that these “smart foods” can boost growth in children and adolescents by 26 Read more...
New book narrating India’s millet tale released, available in stores now
‘The Millet Movement in India’, the first coffee table book about the increasingly popular grain just published by Penguin Random House India, Read more...