May

A strategic guide: Working towards food security in the drylands, through COVID-19 and beyond

ICRISAT is well positioned to significantly contribute to efforts towards restoring food security in the drylands, while combating the COVID-19 pandemic-related impacts and beyond. Here is a quick guide outlining Read more...

May

What African farmers and processors say about the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns

Maintaining the dialog with the farming community and industry Farmers and other key stakeholders in Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Ghana and Senegal speak up about how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting Read more...

Photo: Installation of cheap, recyclable IoT rain gauges prototypes conceived by Manobi Africa and Viveris to reduce basis risk, insurance premiums and interest rates on smallholder credit. Photo: PCS Traore, ICRISAT

May

Flipping the script on rainfall data

In the last few hours before Covid-19 locked CGIAR centers staff into remote work, a handful of ICRISAT researchers traveled to Kenya’s Makueni County with a dozen seemingly innocuous devices, roughly packed inside plain Read more...

Photo: Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals

May

Crops, pollination, food: Why we need bees

One-third of the world’s crops need pollination to set seeds and fruits, and a majority of them are pollinated by bees. Along with other pollinators, bees are currently endangered by Read more...

May

Africa’s most vulnerable are called to bear the brunt of a pandemic

Securing farming communities through and after COVID-19 is a priority One of world’s harshest terrains for farming threatens to crumble under COVID-19. West Africa’s farmer collectives, small businesses and Read more...

Dr Baloua Nebie and Mr Leon Badiara in a ratooning field of Soubatimi in post-rainy season. Photo: M Nitiema, INERA

May

New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso

A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining popularity in Burkina Faso, a region where livestock feed remains a challenge. The ICRISAT-developed variety, Read more...

May

COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural

Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies towards a food system that is resilient and sustainable...

Mrs Hadja Salame (second from left) with her family Photo: A Diama, ICRISAT

May

Pulse champions and smart seed innovations boost farmers’ incomes and resilience

Cowpea and groundnut are considered ‘golden grains’ for many women farmers in West Africa, as they make decent money processing these pulse grains into oil or popular snacks, while the Read more...

May

Making low-cost digital tools the critical solution to smallholder farmers’ needs during global crises

Digital information-sharing tools such as audio, text and video messaging through mobile phones can prove to be highly effective in disseminating critical information to smallholder farmers during times of limited Read more...

Screenshot of Dr Lee Hickey, Dr Bin Han, Dr Kerstin Neumann and Dr Dil Thavarajah delivering their presentations at the webinar. Photo: CEGSB, ICRISAT

May

Food security, health and nutrition are critical goals for modern breeding programs focused on genomics

Scientists, researchers and policymakers endorsed the potential of genomics and other molecular breeding tools and approaches towards food, health, and nutrition security through agriculture. In a recent webinar presented by Read more...

Women winnowing wheat in a Punjab village. Photo: AV Jakhar

May

Lessons from a pandemic to repurpose India’s agricultural policy

As the coronavirus crisis triggers a large-scale exodus of migrant agricultural workers from India’s food basket, it’s time the country diversified beyond labor- and water-intensive crops, say Dr Arabinda K Padhee and Prof Prabhu Pingali...

May

A four-pronged plan to secure farming communities in Eastern and Southern Africa

ICRISAT is working with an array of development partners in Eastern and Southern Africa to build resilient and sustainable farming systems in the region in the face of the COVID-19 Read more...

May

The work of genebanks can never stop

Genebanks have been and will continue to be vital for global biological diversity and food security in the long run, said genebank experts at a recent interview with the Global Landscapes Forum...

Dr Varshney delivering an online lecture ‘Genomics for health and nutrition’. Photo: CEGSB, ICRISAT

May

Genomics closely linked not just to crop productivity, but also to nutrition and health

Online lecture connects the dots between genomics, nutrition and health. Crop diversification, genomics-assisted breeding and understanding the role of the gut microbiome is crucial in lowering the risks of non-communicable Read more...

Farmer Bourama Bougodogo with his mother outside their home. Photo: N Diakite and S Touré, ICRISAT

May

Better seeds and best practices enhance incomes for smallholder farmers in Mali

Farmers in Mali are improving their incomes , earning better livelihoods and enjoying more fulfilling lives through interventions that provide improved varieties of sorghum as well as training in good Read more...

May

The 5Gs of genomics are vital to accelerate crop breeding

ICRISAT scientist joins in for webinar series Genomics-assisted crop breeding technology can help advance crop improvement at an accelerated pace to ensure food security for a growing population and changing Read more...

A farmer applies micronutrients to the soil in Nabarangpur district, Odisha. Photo: ICRISAT

May

Successful partnership with Odisha Government for effective agri strategy in times of COVID-19

Working closely with the Government of Odisha, ICRISAT has helped develop a mitigation strategy for agriculture for COVID-19-related challenges. It involves safeguarding harvest-ready crops, arranging for distribution of perishables and Read more...

Left: Vegetable packing at Palacode Primary Processing Center (PPC), Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu Right: Banana cleaning and packing at Cumbum PPC, Theni district, Tamil Nadu.

May

Finding the silver lining: Interesting supply chain models emerging during lockdown in Tamil Nadu, India

In a collaborative effort, ICRISAT, with the Department of Agriculture Marketing and Agribusiness, Government of Tamil Nadu, has overseen the implementation of the Tamil Nadu Supply Chain Management (TNSCM) project. Read more...

Millet processing facility at Terra Green, a millet enterprise

May

Let’s not forget the quality of food in crisis, millet entrepreneurs speak out

A recent survey of millet entrepreneurs across India has revealed challenges and areas of intervention for the government including promoting healthy foods, GST exemption, more options for online selling among others, during and post lockdown.

May

Leveraging digital tools for adaptive food systems in India during the COVID-19 lockdown

A look at how digital tools and technologies have been and could be used to overcome coronavirus-related challenges to agricultural supply chains. Despite many exemptions from lockdown, the agricultural sector Read more...

May

Preparing for the ‘New Normal’ – Agriculture amid the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 continues to claim lives and disrupt livelihoods around the world. While strengthening immediate relief activities Arun Balamatti recommends a few priorities for the future to the government of Karnataka, Read more...

May

Double burden of COVID-19: Declining livelihood opportunities and aspiration failure among poor people

The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a health crisis but an economic crisis too. In particular, the anxiety and fear COVID-19 has created among the poor is unprecedented. It has Read more...

May

New protein study reveals power of millet-legume blends for enhancing human health

Two billion people around the world are suffering from protein and micronutrient deficiencies. The results of a new study by the ICRISAT may be able to significantly reduce those deficiencies, through a Read more...

Farmer Timothée Goita has built a house in Yorosso town to facilitate accommodation for his daughter Safiatou, who studies there. Photo: N Diakite, ICRISAT

May

Access to improved varieties and warrantage services helps Malian farmers save for children’s schooling

Double yields from improved varieties, access to storage facilities and timely credit through the warrantage system has kept sorghum farmers in Mali from selling their harvest at throwaway prices during Read more...

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A strategic guide: Working towards food security in the drylands, through COVID-19 and beyond

What African farmers and processors say about the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns

Flipping the script on rainfall data

Crops, pollination, food: Why we need bees

Africa’s most vulnerable are called to bear the brunt of a pandemic

New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso

COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural

Pulse champions and smart seed innovations boost farmers’ incomes and resilience

Making low-cost digital tools the critical solution to smallholder farmers’ needs during global crises

Food security, health and nutrition are critical goals for modern breeding programs focused on genomics

Lessons from a pandemic to repurpose India’s agricultural policy

A four-pronged plan to secure farming communities in Eastern and Southern Africa

The work of genebanks can never stop

Genomics closely linked not just to crop productivity, but also to nutrition and health

Better seeds and best practices enhance incomes for smallholder farmers in Mali

The 5Gs of genomics are vital to accelerate crop breeding

Successful partnership with Odisha Government for effective agri strategy in times of COVID-19

Finding the silver lining: Interesting supply chain models emerging during lockdown in Tamil Nadu, India

Let’s not forget the quality of food in crisis, millet entrepreneurs speak out

Leveraging digital tools for adaptive food systems in India during the COVID-19 lockdown

Preparing for the ‘New Normal’ – Agriculture amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Double burden of COVID-19: Declining livelihood opportunities and aspiration failure among poor people

New protein study reveals power of millet-legume blends for enhancing human health

Access to improved varieties and warrantage services helps Malian farmers save for children’s schooling

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