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...
Largest plant genome sequencing effort yields a pan-genome for chickpea, sets it up for a breeding revolution
An international team of researchers from 41 organizations has assembled chickpea’s (chana) pan-genome by sequencing the genomes of 3,366 chickpea lines from Read more...
Large study shows regular millet consumption can combat anemia
A new study has shown that regular consumption of millets can improve hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels to reduce iron deficiency anemia, Read more...
New climate-resilient, disease-resistant chickpea varieties coming farmers’ way
Developed through genomics-assisted breeding by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and ICRISAT. Three new chickpea varieties, with enhanced drought tolerance, Read more...
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...
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...
Study shows millets can reduce risk of developing cardiovascular disease
The consumption of millets can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols (commonly known as triglycerides) and BMI according to a new study analyzing the Read more...
Millet consumption survey provides largest baseline for India
The results of the first ever large-scale survey on millet consumption in India has been published, offering government, central and states and the private sector valuable insights into consumer trends to help further mainstream these nutricereals. Read more