climate change

Neglected No Longer: Grasspea and Finger Millet Pre-breeding Get a Boost

11 Oct 2019

Two food crops prized for their nutritional value and ability to survive temperature extremes, drought and poor soil are now receiving...

ICRISAT delegation at the ISTA Congress, with a group of women farmers that visited the stalls. Photo: ICRISAT

The Seed of the Technology: ISTA conference generates interest in concerns of the drylands

05 Jul 2019

Discussions at the recently concluded congress of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) reflected the seed community’s focus on seed production in...

How scientists use seeds to mitigate effects of climate change

10 May 2019

According to the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, global food production is expected to decrease two percent every...

Panel discussions on millet adaptability to climate change and millet nutritional value

08 Mar 2019

As part of the millet festival, a panel discussion on millet adaptability to climate change and its nutritional value was organized. The...

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

Leading agriculture organizations from Africa and Asia have joined hands to take on a bold initiative to create a big new industry, with the intent of bringing some Smart Foods back on the plate as major staples.

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