Lecture on climate-smart policies emphasizes India’s efforts to combat climate change

25 Jan 2019

Dr AK Padhee, Director, Country Relations and Business Affairs, ICRISAT, recently delivered a lecture on ‘Climate-smart Policies to Sustain Growth of Indian...

Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples

18 Jan 2019

Hyderabad, 18 Jan 2019: Leading agriculture organizations from Africa and Asia have joined hands to take on a bold initiative to create...

A framework to identify suitable on-farm approaches to combat climate change

09 Nov 2018

Comparing ‘climate smart’ agricultural strategies just became easier. A framework that can lead to right farm interventions in these times of changing...

Fall Armyworm larva feeding on maize crop.

Fall Armyworm: Nipping a problem in the bud

04 Oct 2018

India has to effectively deal with this new insect that can devastate maize and a host of other crops. This pest has...

To withstand climate change, farmers need adequate support by way of know-how and practical assistance for adoption of drought- or heat-tolerant crop varieties (cultivars), soil and water conservation technologies, said Anthony Whitbread, a research programme director at ICRISAT.

Climate Change Crisis: Why Fatuhi Khera In Punjab Changed From Cotton To Rice

14 Jul 2018

Harsimranjit Brar, 26, has an unforgettable childhood memory of his family’s fields in Fatuhi Khera, a village in Punjab’s Sri Muktsar Sahib...

Climate change may reduce rabi and kharif crop earnings by up to 13.7% and 5.5%; farmers left to their own resources to cope

14 Jul 2018

Harsimranjit Brar, 26, has an unforgettable childhood memory of his family’s fields in Fatuhi Khera, a village in Punjab’s Sri Muktsar Sahib...

Heap and pit composting trials in Mali. Photo: Z Birhanu

Awareness to adapt: Malian farmers prepare for climate change

26 Jun 2018

Farmers in Mali are now better equipped to fight the challenges of climate change, thanks to training sessions on climate-smart agricultural practices....

Climate-proofing Indian agriculture

29 May 2018

Climate change has perhaps posed the most extreme challenges that agriculture in India and across the world has to deal with today and in the future. There is now scientific consensus that the world is getting warmer due to climate change and such increasing weather variability and worsening extremes will impact the agriculture sector more and more adversely.