Strengthening AR4D partnerships in Kenya with new research infrastructure
To enhance research infrastructure for ICRISAT and Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), ICRISAT handed over newly constructed offices and a Read more...
More support coming farmers’ way in the ASAL parts of Kenya
When Betty Bondo, a farmer in Kenya’s Makueni County, started growing new green gram varieties introduced by ICRISAT, her yield tripled from Read more...
Resilient rural women of the drylands
Special Feature: International Day of Rural Women – October 15 Long before COVID constraints crept in, ‘resilience’ was and is the operative Read more...
Access to improved varieties and warrantage services helps Malian farmers save for children’s schooling
Double yields from improved varieties, access to storage facilities and timely credit through the warrantage system has kept sorghum farmers in Mali Read more...
Training the present to feed the future in nine countries
Twenty-five agriculture extension officers and trainers from nine African and Asian countries learnt about the latest in agriculture practices, agribusiness, food safety 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...
New dual-purpose pearl millet shows promise as excellent fodder in Niger
Two varieties of dual-purpose (food and fodder) pearl millet were shown to increase weight and overall growth in sheep, according to a Read more...
US Government renews commitment to Mali’s food security and agriculture-led economic growth
Renewing its commitment to investments in Mali, USAID’s partnership declaration event at the US Embassy, Mali, brought together high-level participants including from Read more...
Fifty technologies in five years – Feed the Future, MISST project shares outcomes in Malawi
Over 245,000 households reached 14,500 MT of seed produced, over 50 technologies developed – these are some of the highlights presented on Read more...
Giving youth roots and wings for a better agricultural future in Kenya
Programs provide income-generation opportunities for young Kenyan farmers From equipping young women and men with agronomy skills to helping them set up Read more...