Zimbabwe’s First Lady emphasizes crop research during visit to ICRISAT
Looking to pull rural communities out of poverty through millets and sorghum, Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Ms Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, visited ICRISAT’s Matopos Read more...
Leveraging a multi-level community model for better nutrition in Malawi
The Government of Malawi is working with ICRISAT, CIAT and the Malawi Seed Industry Development Project (MSIDP II) to increase the utilization 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...
National food and nutrition investment in Mali to get a boost
Mali’s next food security investment plan would be more sensitive to agriculture and nutrition, and requires involvement of all key actors including Read more...
The ‘smart food’ women of Kenya sing a nutritious tune
How do you switch back to more nutritious and climate smart food? Making it fun can help Mary Kathini pulls me into Read more...
Diet diversification program aims to improve health of 13,000 tribal people in South India
Energy-dense foods made from millets, sorghum and pulses are being provided to tribal communities in parts of India’s Telangana state to combat Read more...
Iron For Adolescents’ (FeFA) to focus on evidence-based interventions to protect girls’ health
ICRISAT – ICMR-NIN collaboration will follow a systematic approach for understanding adolescent girls’ health needs in Telangana
Sehgal Foundation and Smart Food align to intensify efforts
Sehgal Foundation is aligning some big initiatives with the Smart Food Endowment Fund to help create a bigger movement. This will bring more attention to Smart Foods like millet, sorghum and grain legumes.
Legumes beckon, children of soil return to roots in Africa
It was a gamble that 30-year-old Fuseini Zaanyeya realizes was worth taking. For, quality healthcare and primary education are well within reach Read more...
India gets its first biofortified sorghum
India’s first biofortified sorghum (jowar), with significantly higher iron and zinc than regular sorghum, was formally launched today. Developed by ICRISAT it was released for cultivation by Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Maharashtra.