Indian PM Narendra Modi dedicates two ‘healthy oil’ groundnut varieties on World Food Day
Two groundnut varieties with high oleic acid content, developed by ICRISAT together with the Indian Counci l of Agricultural Research-Directorate of Groundnut Read more...
India needs to choose Smart Foods to thwart deficiencies in diets; drought
India needs to move on the path of Smart Foods, which is the only way to thwart deficiencies in diets and subsist during phases of water scarcity and drought.
Ten key takeaways that could transform food systems
New book highlights the malnutrition paradoxes of India’s population India doubled its ‘over-nutrition’ prevalence rate over the past 10 years, even as Read more...
India gets its first biofortified sorghum
India’s first biofortified sorghum (jowar), with significantly higher iron and zinc than regular sorghum, was formally launched today. Developed by ICRISAT it was released for cultivation by Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Maharashtra.
Biofortified crops to combat malnutrition in Nigeria
Biofortified sorghum and pearl millet were the focus of a recent exhibition at Abuja, Nigeria. Two sorghum varieties – improved Deko and Read more...