Reality video series launched with student chefs from 16 schools across India
Who will be the Smart Food Culinary Champions of India? A Smart Food Culinary Challenge video series, the first ever ‘reality show... Read More
First millet-meals scientific study in schools shows millets boost child growth by 50%
Findings from a recently published three-month feeding study with 1,500 children in Karnataka suggest that millet-based mid-day meals can increase relative growth by 50%. Children rated the meals, which were designed by scientists and chefs and included little millet as a rice substitute, over 4.5 on 5 for taste.
Spotlight on crop diversity as ICRISAT’s Genebank holds inaugural field day
Cutting across disciplines of crop research, scientists gathered at ICRISAT to observe and evaluate germplasm material from its 40-year-old Genebank during a... Read More
Improved sorghum varieties are finding new champions in Burkina Faso
The Provincial Union of Agricultural Professionals Bemba Nayala supported by the HOPE II project, recently won a contract to supply 200 tons... Read More
Long-standing partnership with Myanmar strengthened
The Department of Agriculture Research (DAR), Myanmar, has enhanced its partnership with ICRISAT for close collaboration in agriculture research, with a focus on grain legumes and Smart Food (consumer and industry) approaches with millets, sorghum and legumes.
Equipping farmers to increase sorghum and millet yields and improve profitability of farm produce
TAAT initiative in the Sahel To contribute to food and nutrition security in seven countries in the Sahel and to improve farmer... Read More
Forging a network to revitalize sorghum and millets in Eastern and Southern Africa
A group of agricultural scientists and other value chain actors, such as processors and seed business houses working with sorghum and millets,... Read More
Breaking barriers for climate-smart crop adoption in Kenya
Paving the way for development of a reliable seed distribution model, a nationwide program has helped transform livelihoods of over 450 farm... Read More
Making seed available for improved adoption of climate smart crops
The central problem facing climate smart crops such as sorghum, millets and pigeonpea, is how to accelerate the adoption of improved varieties– getting... Read More
Study shows consumer acceptance to diversify staples with Smart Foods
A study in Tanzania and Myanmar analyzed consumer acceptance of pigeonpea, millets and sorghum in a variety of forms in both rural... Read More