Malian farmers garner benefits of breeding initiatives, despite pandemic
EU-APSAN-Mali project makes great strides in first year. More than 80,000 farmers, seed and grain producers, agro dealers and processors in Mali Read more...
Building seed business hubs around women and youth in Tanzania
Working with private seed companies, ICRISAT is helping integrate more women and youth into seed production enterprises in Tanzania. Recently we supported Read more...
Forging a new alliance to build sustainable agri models using soil science expertise
ICRISAT will use its decades of experience and expertise in soil health management to help Indian farmers grow higher-yielding crops for greater Read more...
The European Commission hopes for greater collaboration to improve food and nutrition security
Delegates from the European Commission to Mali expressed interest in exploring new opportunities for collaborations with ICRISAT to improve food and nutrition Read more...
Investing in rural women farmers narrows the gender gap in agriculture
The glaring inequality between men and women farmers in the African agricultural sector is alarming evidence that calls for fair, inclusive Read more...
Special training sessions initiated for young women and hearing-impaired youth in Ghana
To unlock the potential of youth in agriculture, we need targeted, inclusive interventions that appeal to specific and diverse groups of youth, Read more...
Revival of groundnut production continues to change lives of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria
In a remarkable turnaround, farmers in Northern Nigeria organized themselves into innovation platforms, and with support from the Tropical Legumes (TL) project Read more...
Odisha government, ICRISAT ink new agriculture partnership for vulnerable tribal groups
Odisha Chief Minister Mr Naveen Patnaik announced the collaboration on 2 March 2021 The Government of Odisha is collaborating with ICRISAT to Read more...
Far-reaching impact of technology and innovation: Saving time, boosting income and reducing household conflict in Zimbabwe and beyond
Simple agricultural innovations, such as soil probes to detect water and salinity levels at different depths, have not only helped smallholder farmers Read more...
Build trust, build lives…
“Farmers thought we were coming to steal their money!” Microfinance specialist Lamine Sountoura remembers the first time he tried convincing farmers in Read more...