WFP, ICRISAT to partner on climate-resilience, food security, nutrition and livelihoods
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) will partner on programs Read more...
Public and private sector scientists pick pearl millet material for their breeding programs
Public and private sector scientists visited 20,000 pearl millet breeding plots at ICRISAT this week to select material for their breeding programs. Read more...
Smallscale composting can help put the brakes on youth immigration in Niger
A small group of youth from Niger learned a fast-paced composting technique. Their learnings are not only helping return profits but are 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...
Well-designed strategy drives pearl millet mainstreaming nutrition initiative
A well-designed strategy currently being implemented to develop pearl millet lines that are both high-yielding and high in iron (Fe) and zinc Read more...
African project highlights importance of legume crops on World Pulses Day
Could legumes be the key to food production sustainability and climate change resilience? They consume less than half the non-renewable energy of Read more...
Does improving food market access improve rural household nutritional outcome in developing countries?
Diversification of farms is often advocated for bringing diet diversity to rural households and improving nutrition, but how does it compare to Read more...
Think big, focus on nutrition, gender, climate change research, communication and partnership
On a virtual visit to offices and facilities in Mali, Niger and Nigeria, Dr Jacqueline Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT, interacted with staff Read more...
Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database of millet products have found this ancient Read more...
Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database of millet products have found this ancient grain to be orchestrating a silent food revolution that could see quinoa outstripped. The “Millet Finder”, launched today, discovered a surge in the use of millets, with over a thousand modern convenient products in a very wide range, across all the inhabited continents.