ICRISAT Wins SERVIR West Africa Phase 2 Implementation Award
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is pleased to announce the award of a five-year cooperative agreement by USAID to implement the second phase of SERVIR West Africa. 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...
Bring back millets to the table
For building a common understanding on the activities for the upcoming International Year of Millets 2023, a team from FAO visited ICRISAT-India. Read more...
Joining hands to conserve plant genetic resources for a food secure future in Chad
To enhance the capacity of Chad’s national agriculture research system in the conservation of plant germplasm, ICRISAT, through its genebank in Niger, Read more...
Large study shows regular millet consumption can combat anemia
A new study has shown that regular consumption of millets can improve hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels to reduce iron deficiency anemia, Read more...
WFP, ICRISAT to partner on climate-resilience, food security, nutrition and livelihoods
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) will partner on programs Read more...
New hub for Farmer Producer Organizations launched to empower smallholder farmers
In an effort to empower India’s 125 million smallholder farms to take advantage of growing opportunities in the agricultural sector, the Tata-Cornell Read more...
Virtual training in the use of remote sensing for the agriculture sector in Pakistan
A virtual hands-on training program on developing geospatial maps for supporting insurance products using Google Earth Engine and semi-automatic techniques was conducted Read more...
Monitoring and evaluation key steps for food system transformations
Monitoring and tracking of the key drivers as well as the outcomes of food systems transformation is critical for the transformation to Read more...
Burkina Faso releases its first pearl millet hybrid
Burkina Faso recently approved the commercial use of its first pearl millet hybrid called Nafagnon. With the approval, the single-cross hybrid also became the first of its kind to be approved in West and Central Africa. Nafagnon yields as much as 45 percent higher than popular variety Misari-1. It is more resistant to downy mildew and has higher fodder yield potential. Read more...