Committed to Alleviating Malnutrition, India Declares Minimum Levels for Iron and Zinc in Pearl Millet
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established minimum levels of iron and zinc to be bred into national varieties of pearl millet. The news comes during the National Year of Millets and as the government of India articulates its vision for a Kuposhan Mukt Bharat (Malnutrition Free India) by 2022.
Three sorghum varieties released in Nigeria
Nigeria’s National Committee on Variety Naming, Registration and Release on 26 July 2018, approved the registration and release of two medium-maturing sorghum varieties, SAMSORG 47 as ZAUNA-INUWA, SAMSORG 48 as KAURA BORNU, and an early medium-maturing variety, SAMSORG 49 as CF35:5, in Nigeria.
Talking nutrition with adolescents in tribal regions of Telangana
On World Tribal Day (August 9), we examine the importance of nutrition messaging in staving off debilitating malnutrition India’s tribal population is Read more...
A thriving community of women seed producers
It started with just three women farmers who were part of a pilot from Pagou village, Burkina Faso, who were trained on Read more...
Bolstering NARS partners with systems modeling training
The use of systems modeling tools and decision support systems can be of great advantage to farmers by helping them plan their Read more...
Innovation Platforms in Mali set up to sustain impact of Africa RISING project
Farmers in Mali got as much as 60% increased sorghum and pearl millet yield as a result of four years of intensive Read more...
ICRISAT and Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, Collaborate for Sharing Advanced Breeding Technologies to Improve Crops that Feed Millions
A Master Alliance Agreement (MAA) was signed between Peter Carberry, Director General (Acting), ICRISAT, and Tom Greene, Senior Research Director, Corteva Agriscience™. The technology sharing includes CRISPR-Cas gene editing, adapting transformation techniques to new crops, and applying knowledge of plant biochemical pathways with the goal of productivity and quality improvements for crops that feed millions of people. DuPont Pioneer, now part of Corteva Agriscience™, will provide access to intellectual property, material and know-how related to CRISPR-Cas and plant transformation.
Partnering to strengthen value chain: Key focus at the launch of global program for grain legumes and dryland cereals
Over 150 participants from 25 countries met to identify better models for partnering as part of the launch meeting of the CGIAR Read more...
Partnering to effectively strengthen whole value chains: Key focus at the launch of a global program for grain legumes and dryland cereals
Over 150 participants from 25 countries met to identify better models for partnering as part of the launch meeting of the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC).
ICRISAT at Pulses Conclave hosted by IPGA in New Delhi
ICRISAT, Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) team participated in the Pulses Conclave 2018 held from February 14th to 16th, 2018 at Read more...