Farmers in Mali endorse climate-resilient and high-yielding crop varieties
Farmers in Mali, who volunteered to grow climate-resilient and locally adapted varieties of sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut and cowpea crops under the Read more...
Rising market pull for dryland crops prompts move for setting up efficient seed delivery systems
Increasing market demand for dryland crops in Kenya and Tanzania owing to IFAD-funded project interventions across the agriculture value chain for three Read more...
First Lady of Niger leads millet movement
Niger recently celebrated the second annual International Millet Festival (FESTIMIL), aimed at enhancing the production, processing and consumption of millets, so as Read more...
First public research facility to put agriculture on fast-forward launched at ICRISAT
Efforts to modernize crop breeding took a giant leap today with the unveiling of ICRISAT’s new facility, which is projected to significantly lower time and cost of crop varietal development. The state-of-the-art facility is a first for any public sector agricultural research institution.
When science and industry synergize to develop better crops
Setting priorities for research in hybrid pearl millet, sorghum and pigeonpea in India Over 70 participants from 40 public and private sector Read more...
Spotlight on pearl millet – biofortification and drought tolerance
Biofortification Pearl millet scientists discussed the ‘Future micronutrient breeding strategy in pearl millet’, and agreed that phenotyping for micronutrient trait was the Read more...
Empowering young scientists with new skills to develop genomic-assisted climate-resilient crops
A recent training course sought to enable young scientists, professors and breeders in the area of genomics-assisted crop breeding for climate-resilient agriculture. Read more...
Launch of the Seed Revolving Fund, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion Initiative in Tanzania
A Seed Revolving Fund initiative for sorghum and groundnut value chains has been launched in Tanzania to tackle the challenge of limited Read more...
Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum
India and Australia have joined hands in a multi-institutional project to enhance drought tolerance in chickpea. The project, ‘Functional Genomics of Chickpea Read more...
Facilitating training programs for improving crop-livestock systems in Niger
Training programs on silage making, animal health and laboratory management were held in Niger for researchers, extension service workers and farmers to Read more...