Building capacity in crop modeling today for a better tomorrow
Young Malawian researchers are being trained in crop modeling to tackle land, water and climate related challenges facing agriculture and smallholder farmers. Read more...
Sorghum goes pop: Success stories from a Nigerian initiative
Have you heard of ‘pop’ sorghum or ‘diet’ sorghum flour? If you haven’t, you are missing updates on an ancient grain that Read more...
Sorghum flour with high shelf life hits Nigerian markets
In a first-of-its-kind enterprise in Nigeria, a large-scale flour mill has come up with processed sorghum flour with a shelf life as Read more...
12 Years of Tropical Legumes: 25 Million smallholder farmers now grow improved varieties
Over a period of 12 years (2007-2019), the Tropical Legumes projects led to development of 266 improved legume varieties and production of Read more...
Taking legumes from Science of Discovery to Science of Delivery
The journey from Project Tropical Legumes to Project AVISA “It’s not the end, it’s a new beginning.” Developing genetic resources for legume Read more...
Fifty technologies in five years – Feed the Future, MISST project shares outcomes in Malawi
Over 245,000 households reached 14,500 MT of seed produced, over 50 technologies developed – these are some of the highlights presented on Read more...
Tapping opportunities in Nigeria for high-end agricultural research
Dr Peter Carberry, Director General, ICRISAT, recently interacted with an inspirational women’s group involved in processing sorghum and groundnut into a range Read more...
Healthier and prosperous Africa: ‘AVISA’ project launched for faster agriculture gains in seven countries
Tanzanian Minister for Agriculture calls for more public-private collaboration Greater yields, higher incomes and improved livelihoods – these will be the results Read more...
Promoting dual-purpose sorghum and vegetable sack gardens for better nutrition in Mali
Demonstration of improved, dual-purpose sorghum varieties and an innovative method called vegetable sack garden generated great interest in local farmers in Sikasso, Read more...
Global endorsement of CGIAR work: IITA wins Africa Food Prize
The Africa Food Prize has been awarded to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a member of the CGIAR System Organization. Read more...