Strategizing on a national seed system in Kenya with special focus on climate-resilient crops
A national seed systems strategy with special focus on drought tolerant crops such as sorghum and millets is in the making in Read more...
Farmers in Eastern Kenya reap big profits from improved varieties of drought-tolerant crops
Farmers in Eastern Kenya are seeing an increase in yield from their crops and earning better incomes than before. Over 144,000 farming Read more...
Farmers’ demand for labor-friendly chickpea bears fruit: 2 more machine-harvestable varieties released in India
For the first time, the Central Varietal Release Committee (CVRC) of India has released two new machine-harvestable chickpea varieties. With this, the Read more...
Farmers in Tanzania urged to embrace drought tolerant crops
Against the backdrop of changing climatic conditions in Africa, scientists, administrators and seed enterprises have urged the farming community in Tanzania to Read more...
Pearl millet ventures far from home to face climate challenges
Agriculture’s battles with climate are taking pearl millet to regions far from its original habitat. A team of researchers in Japan are Read more...
“I turned the desert green with sorghum”
On invitation from AREEO, a delegation from ICRISAT travelled to Iran to explore opportunities for collaboration towards transforming Iran’s agricultural systems. ICRISAT’s expertise in dryland crops can help Iran move towards sustainable agricultural practices to cope with climate change and environmental degradation.
Smart Food TV contest crowns the winner
Thirty-year-old Esther Atieno is the winner of the recently concluded Smart Food cooking show – a 13-episode reality TV show that was Read more...
World Day to Combat Desertification: ICRISAT’s definitive steps towards a greener Africa
Every year, 12 million hectares of fertile land are degraded, its six-inch thick topsoil eroded, by drought and soil abuse. This land, Read more...
Sorghum farming helps Kenyan farmers cope with drought
Most parts of Kenya went without rain in the year 2016. According to the Kenyan Government a total of 1.3 million Kenyans Read more...
Strengthening value chain for drought tolerant crops in Kenya
The need for effective branding and marketing of drought tolerant crops is critical in order to change consumer perceptions and attitudes was Read more...