Soil health key priority for better livelihoods of Odisha farmers
Under an extensive soil health mapping program in Odisha state, India, over 40,200 soil samples from farmers’ fields across 309 blocks in Read more...
Restore land to sustain life: Inspiration from Yewol for all of us
Terraced mountainsides growing a range of crops – cereals, forage and vegetables like carrot and garlic that the people had never seen before; and a wide variety of trees (even apples!) – are a common sight in Yewol today.....
Fighting the deadly menace of Parthenium grass
To combat a noxious weed like the Parthenium hysterophorus, a multipronged strategy that includes preventive measures, manual uprooting, herbicides and biological control Read more...
Training an army of giants for the biological control of Fall Armyworm
Scouting for natural enemies of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW) in both Asia and Africa, and establishing mass-rearing facilities will aid Read more...
Putting drought behind – how a village in south India increased groundwater availability by 50 – 80%
Ukkali, a village in India’s Karnataka state, is witnessing a marked change in the economic status of its farm households. A watershed Read more...
Uncovering the secrets of silt in Telangana, India
Armed with shovels and smartphones, 16 ICRISAT staff set out across the Indian state of Telangana. Their mission – collect soil samples Read more...
Opportunities for crop intensification in rice fallows
How farmers in Warangal district grew a second crop with residual moisture Cultivation of early-maturing chickpea in rice fallows which hold sufficient Read more...
How over 500 women in south India built sustainable livelihoods in face of drought
POWERGRID-ICRISAT project in Karnataka empowers through integrated watershed management Farm-dependent households in Ukkali now have an added source of income, thanks to Read more...
A blueprint for South-South cooperation in agriculture
How lessons from India can invigorate African farming India’s strides in agricultural science innovations can greatly benefit African nations, enhancing South-South collaboration Read more...
Vulnerable to verdant: turning flood risk into farm resource
Increasing production in agriculture is often a very long and arduous process. Agronomists, soil scientists and hydrologists who implement land and water Read more...