Consolidated efforts to modernize crop improvement in Ghana
A Regional Coordinated Trial (RCT) is helping Cowpea Improvement Program in Ghana, thanks to Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Delivery of Legumes Read more...
Modernizing NARS crop breeding programs for improved genetic gains in 14 countries
A course designed to modernize National Agricultural Research System (NARS) breeding programs for improving genetic gains of 9 dryland cereals and grain Read more...
Genetic secrets of peanut varieties unveiled
Peanuts address nutritional demands in underdeveloped countries as they are a rich source of proteins and fatty acids. In a significant development, Read more...
Making waves: Ten Indians among global top 4000 scientists
Ten Indian scientists have made it to the list of the world’s top 4000 scientists. This list was released in November 2018 Read more...
Modernizing India’s pigeonpea breeding program to enhance genetic gains
Strategies to revolutionize the pigeonpea breeding program in India, including delivering new varieties with market-friendly traits, was the main focus of a Read more...
Celebrating a decade of genomic advances in agriculture
Hyderabad [7 December 2017]: The time taken to develop improved crop varieties has almost halved with the rapid strides made in genomics Read more...
GOBII Annual Meeting
The Genomic Open-source Breeding Informatics Initiative works closely with CG Centers to develop open-source computational infrastructure and analysis capabilities, enabling the implementation of genomic and marker Read more...
Doreen Margaret Mashler Award for Dr Rajeev Varshney
The ICRISAT Governing Board honored Dr Rajeev Varshney, Research Program Director, Genetic Gains, with the 2016 Doreen Margaret Mashler Award. This award Read more...