Hands-on training in genomic tools for crop research organized in Mali
To train the next generation of researchers in the use of genomic tools for enhancing crop productivity and climate resilience in Mali, Read more...
Public and private sector scientists pick pearl millet material for their breeding programs
Public and private sector scientists visited 20,000 pearl millet breeding plots at ICRISAT this week to select material for their breeding programs. Read more...
Building capacity in crop modeling today for a better tomorrow
Young Malawian researchers are being trained in crop modeling to tackle land, water and climate related challenges facing agriculture and smallholder farmers. Read more...
Vouchers instead of food
COVID-19: How citizen-led social protection could help to cushion food systems in informal settlements. One week ago, private food deliveries by Kenyan Read more...
Equipping researchers with tools for geospatial and remote sensing data analysis
A recent capacity-building exercise conducted in Nigeria trained a multidisciplinary team of researchers in the use of remote sensing in their respective Read more...
Forage sorghum hybrid hailed as a landmark cultivar in India
A new sorghum hybrid developed using ICRISAT breeding material was recently given special recognition as the Outstanding Forage Hybrid 2019 for revolutionizing Read more...
12 Years of Tropical Legumes: 25 Million smallholder farmers now grow improved varieties
Over a period of 12 years (2007-2019), the Tropical Legumes projects led to development of 266 improved legume varieties and production of Read more...
Restore land to sustain life: Inspiration from Yewol for all of us
Terraced mountainsides growing a range of crops – cereals, forage and vegetables like carrot and garlic that the people had never seen before; and a wide variety of trees (even apples!) – are a common sight in Yewol today.....
India’s first ‘high oleic’ groundnut varieties ready to go commercial
Will serve up healthier oil with longer shelf life After eight years of collaborative work, two high oleic groundnut lines have been Read more...
A database to help entrepreneurs identify and embrace new technologies
A dynamic pan-Indian database of Intellectual Property-protected technologies developed by Public Research Institutions from the agricultural sector is being created by ICRISAT Read more...