Think big, focus on nutrition, gender, climate change research, communication and partnership
On a virtual visit to offices and facilities in Mali, Niger and Nigeria, Dr Jacqueline Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT, interacted with staff Read more...
Measuring farm households’ vulnerability and resilience to climate shocks now possible, new research shows
A household’s vulnerability to climate shocks and its resilience to recover can now be measured, suggests a recently published study. The study’s authors have turned their measurement approach into an easy-to-use framework using data from smallholder households facing droughts in India. Read more...
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...
‘Phygital’ tech powered by public-private partnerships promises climate solutions for Nigerian agriculture
An innovative technology that bridges digital approaches and physical interventions on farms and offers last-mile breakthrough capabilities in reaching every single project Read more...
Decoding increased disease and insect-pest attacks on crops
ICRISAT reaches out to farmers in four Indian states With an aim to record the occurrence and distribution of pests and diseases Read more...