Groundnut shelling machines for increased productivity in Mali
Increasing productivity and incomes of smallholder groundnut farmers is the goal of the project, Increasing Groundnut Productivity of Smallholder Farmers in Ghana, Read more...
Small in scale, big on impact: Intervention in groundnut value chain empowers women in south India
Nearly 700 women of Telangana, India, now earn yearly dividends from a processing facility run by a women’s collective. This modest investment Read more...
Stakeholders meet discusses solutions to unshackle Myanmar’s groundnut value chain
Why does an ageing variety command 20% of land under groundnut cultivation? How can existing seed systems be strengthened? What type of Read more...
New high-oil variant draws farmers to groundnut production in western India
On the scenic slopes of Western Ghats, fondly called ‘Sahyadris’ or the benevolent mountains in the state of Maharashtra, the groundnut is Read more...
Legumes beckon, children of soil return to roots in Africa
It was a gamble that 30-year-old Fuseini Zaanyeya realizes was worth taking. For, quality healthcare and primary education are well within reach Read more...
Nigerian Agriculture Minister endorses groundnut thresher
A motorized groundnut thresher is reducing drudgery for women farmers in rural Nigeria. Introduced in 2015, over 50 threshers have already been Read more...
Two to tango: How groundnut production in Nigeria is thriving on synergy
Groundnut farmers in Nigeria have benefited immensely through collaboration between two major projects. This has helped promote improved groundnut varieties and strengthen Read more...
Groundnut technologies highlighted at National Agriculture Fair in Malawi
Labor-saving and value-addition technologies for groundnut promoted by ICRISAT in collaboration with the Compatible Technologies International (CTI) were among the highlights at 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...
Proposal for improved groundnut seed systems in Karnataka
The groundnut seed system in Karnataka is set to receive a boost with the Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, looking for Read more...