Steering the seed revolving fund initiative to meet growing farmers’ demand for certified seed
Adoption of new varieties can never be successful until efficient seed delivery systems are in place. To increase the efficacy and impact Read more...
Using the digital seed catalog and seed roadmap for better access to seed information
About 30 stakeholders from seed companies and research institutes learned how to plan their seed production using an online seed catalog. Developed Read more...
12 Years of Tropical Legumes: 25 Million smallholder farmers now grow improved varieties
Over a period of 12 years (2007-2019), the Tropical Legumes projects led to development of 266 improved legume varieties and production of Read more...
First ever high-yielding chickpea variety developed using marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) released in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has become the first country in the world to release such a chickpea variety In a first, the National Variety Release Read more...
Improved sorghum varieties are finding new champions in Burkina Faso
The Provincial Union of Agricultural Professionals Bemba Nayala supported by the HOPE II project, recently won a contract to supply 200 tons Read more...
Taking legumes from Science of Discovery to Science of Delivery
The journey from Project Tropical Legumes to Project AVISA “It’s not the end, it’s a new beginning.” Developing genetic resources for legume Read more...
You’ve probably never heard of CGIAR, but they are essential to feeding our future
It’s a question asked every day in homes around the world. No other organization has done as much to ensure families—especially the poorest—have an answer to that question as CGIAR, the world’s largest global agricultural research organization.
Decadal experiences in harnessing chickpea value chain in Ethiopia
Over 6 million households benefit through the years of the Tropical Legumes Project In early 1970s, a journey to improve Ethiopia’s chickpea Read more...
Tapping opportunities in Nigeria for high-end agricultural research
Dr Peter Carberry, Director General, ICRISAT, recently interacted with an inspirational women’s group involved in processing sorghum and groundnut into a range Read more...
Healthier and prosperous Africa: ‘AVISA’ project launched for faster agriculture gains in seven countries
Tanzanian Minister for Agriculture calls for more public-private collaboration Greater yields, higher incomes and improved livelihoods – these will be the results Read more...