Empowered women and an enriched community – the groundnut story of northern Nigeria
Mrs Hadja Talatu Idrissa of Bunkure, near Kano, Nigeria, is the leader of a 25-women group in groundnut production and processing. They Read more...
Groundnut researchers in Asia move towards modernization of breeding program
The first meeting of the Groundnut Network Group-Asia (GNG-A) on 30-31 March 2018 at ICRISAT-India brought together 50 groundnut researchers to give Read more...
Review of TL III and HOPE II projects highlights the role of synergy
Stakeholders of legume and cereal value chains in Nigeria identified recent successes and set goals for the next cropping season at the Read more...
New groundnut varieties increase profits with 50% cost reduction and better post-harvest management
“Compared to the local groundnut variety, I earned INR 2,000-3,000 (USD 31-46) more per acre from the new improved variety ‘Devi’,” says Read more...
Introducing groundnut varieties more tolerant to Rosette disease in Tanzania
Groundnut researchers are striving to introduce superior options to a popular early-maturing groundnut variety, Pendo (ICGMS 33), in Tanzania. Although Pendo has Read more...
Uganda President visits and urges for continued attention to aflatoxin solutions
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda visited the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI) a key partner in ICRISAT’s Read more...
Field visits to increase the awareness of farmers and agriculture extension workers on improved technologies for sustainable agricultural intensification
“I was among the first group of farmers trained on contour bunding as part of the Africa RISING technology park activities in Read more...
Farmers select promising aflatoxin tolerant lines during a field day at Silbelle, Ghana
A participatory varietal selection field day was organized at Silbelle, north Ghana on 5th October. The purpose of the field day was Read more...
Launch of Cook’s Guide on groundnut opens up pathways to boost consumption in Nigeria
ICRISAT has partnered with the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) in the launching of a ‘Cook’s Guide’ Read more...
A seed revolving fund is driving Malawi’s groundnut revival
Access to good seeds is often branded by development experts as the missing link to food security and agricultural growth for many Read more...