Millets prove tasty solution to climate and food security challenges
A renewed focus on boosting the production of millets and highlighting their benefits, is critical to reducing over-reliance on more commonly grown Read more...
Little millet that are big on nutrition and yield identified at ICRISAT
A team of researchers has zeroed in on little millet germplasm with high nutrients, high yield and biomass potential following analysis of Read more...
Millets are good for us, good for the planet and good for the farmer too
Covid-19 turned the spotlight on healthy eating. So, are diets changing to impact the mass market, farms and well-being of our planet? Read more...
Rising market pull for dryland crops prompts move for setting up efficient seed delivery systems
Increasing market demand for dryland crops in Kenya and Tanzania owing to IFAD-funded project interventions across the agriculture value chain for three Read more...
First Lady of Niger leads millet movement
Niger recently celebrated the second annual International Millet Festival (FESTIMIL), aimed at enhancing the production, processing and consumption of millets, so as Read more...
Feeding the future: Millet and sorghum grains make big gains in Mali
USAID delegation visited Mali to see impacts from projects undertaken by three CGIAR institutions A recent study revealed that sorghum and millet Read more...
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...