New study fills critical gap in understanding pandemic impact on food value chains and offers solutions
In a new paper in the journal Sustainability, ICRISAT researchers analyzed the double burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on farmers in a Read more...
Legumes: a climate-smart option to address Africa’s dependence on costly food imports
The economics of hunger and agriculture in Africa. According to the United Nations, the Covid-19 pandemic has the potential to double (to Read more...
Africa is facing a food crisis due to COVID-19. These seeds could help prevent it
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing one of its biggest farming crises in living memory. COVID-19 is dealing a blow to farmers already struggling Read more...
What African farmers and processors have to say
Farmers and agricultural stakeholders in Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Mali and Senegal share the impact that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has Read more...
Watershed project in south India marches ahead despite COVID-19
Eight water harvesting structures were completed during May while following social distancing. The timing was critical to capture monsoon rains and benefit 2,000 smallholder Read more...
Food systems need urgent overhaul to combat desertification
Scientists, policymakers, farmers and consumers all need to collaborate to mainstream nutritious and resilient crops that can be grown locally and help Read more...
Government and research bodies expand seeds support to over 10,000 Nigerian smallholders to shield agriculture from COVID-19
Farmers in 13 states of Nigeria will receive improved seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, cowpea and rice as a part of an Read more...
Niger: WhatsApp comes to the rescue of agriculture extension and farmers in lockdown
A WhatsApp group, ‘Climate information’, helped ICRISAT train 139 agriculture extension staff in interpretting seanonal forecast through slide-by-slide posting of presentations accompanied Read more...
COVID-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system
The World Food Programme has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause one of the worst food crises since World War II. It predicts a doubling of the number of people going hungry – more than half of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more
Impact of Covid-19 on Indian Agriculture: Re-imagining the Way Forward
ICRISAT, MANAGE, BIMTECH and Ecociate Consultants are organising a webinar on “Impact of Covid-19 on Indian Agriculture: Re-imagining the Way Forward (A Collective Effort of Government, Corporate and CSOs)”.