Nutrition proofing the drylands: The Seed to Diet approach
At a time when the world is focusing on three global challenges – food security, nutrition and climate resilience – ICRISAT’s learnings Read more...
What’s next for CGIAR
If you don’t know what CGIAR is, stop reading or ask Bill Gates (“you’ve probably never heard of CGIAR, but they are Read more...
First public research facility to put agriculture on fast-forward launched at ICRISAT
Efforts to modernize crop breeding took a giant leap today with the unveiling of ICRISAT’s new facility, which is projected to significantly lower time and cost of crop varietal development. The state-of-the-art facility is a first for any public sector agricultural research institution.
Knowledge + passion: Women’s recipe in millet and sorghum production in Mali
Two women’s associations in Sikasso, Mali are changing the status of pearl millet and sorghum, using these crops to diversify and improve Read more...
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...
Pearl millet ventures far from home to face climate challenges
Agriculture’s battles with climate are taking pearl millet to regions far from its original habitat. A team of researchers in Japan are Read more...
Why India needs a land leasing framework
Ensuring food and nutrition security and tackling the looming threat of climate change makes land reforms necessary. PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Read more...
Legumes for poverty alleviation, nutrition security and sustainable development
International conference pushes for stronger multidisciplinary research and cross-country collaborations Recommendations to improve farmers’ incomes through sustainable production and marketing of legumes, Read more...
Bridging two continents: Ethiopian Agriculture Ministers in Telangana to see best practices in rain water management
A high-level ministerial delegation from Ethiopia is in Telangana on a mission to find solutions for water management and nutrition security. The visit was jointly hosted by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Telangana Ministry of Irrigation.