Hi-tech horticulture nursery structures established under Odisha Livelihoods Mission Project
To improve vegetable production in the remotest parts of India’s Odisha state, ICRISAT in partnership with the World Vegetable Center has established Read more...
Groundnut variety tolerant to drought and foliar fungal disease with superior haulm quality released in Odisha, India
After a gap of 14 years, Odisha state in India officially released a new groundnut variety ‘Kalinga Groundnut-101’ as an alternative to Read more...
Strengthening soil health framework in India’s Odisha state
A training program on analyzing soil using Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MP-AES) was recently conducted in Odisha, India, for staff of Read more...
Odisha government, ICRISAT ink new agriculture partnership for vulnerable tribal groups
Government of Odisha is collaborating with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to strengthen management of natural resources for the benefit of the state’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups that are dependent on agriculture. Accordingly, ICRISAT will undertake capacity building initiatives, water harvesting, recording of hydrological parameters and crop productivity in addition to monitoring land-use as well as land-cover through remote sensing and GIS in 12 districts of Odisha.
Training on latest technologies and best practices underway in tribal districts of Odisha, India
A series of capacity-building programs, including the use of Plantix – a mobile app to detect pests/diseases in crops, best practices in Read more...
Coconut-based livelihood program gets a boost in Odisha
The Coconut-Based Livelihood Program in Odisha, India, under the Odisha Livelihood Mission (OLM) in collaboration with ICRISAT, recently converged with a national Read more...
Successful partnership with Odisha Government for effective agri strategy in times of COVID-19
Working closely with the Government of Odisha, ICRISAT has helped develop a mitigation strategy for agriculture for COVID-19-related challenges. It involves safeguarding Read more...
Odisha to move beyond paddy, to focus on millets and legumes
Odisha plans to diversify its agriculture beyond popular cash crops with emphasis on legumes and dryland cereals including millets, the state’s Principal Read more...
New groundnut varieties increase profits with 50% cost reduction and better post-harvest management
“Compared to the local groundnut variety, I earned INR 2,000-3,000 (USD 31-46) more per acre from the new improved variety ‘Devi’,” says Read more...
Soil health scheme for farmers in Odisha – to benefit 4.35 million farmers in 30 districts
Bhoochetana, an initiative that has transformed lives of several million farmers in Karnataka, is now being launched in Odisha. The Department of Agriculture, Government of Odisha–and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) joined hands and signed a Memorandum of Agreement today to potentially benefit 4.35 million farmers in the state.