pearl millet

Call to promote the hidden treasures of ‘Future Smart Food’ for Zero Hunger

20 Apr 2018

In an important FAO executive summary on ‘Future Smart Food’, ICRISAT scientists Dr. Suhas Wani and Dr. Gajanan Sawargaonkar suggest that strategically...

Abdullahi Shehu (standing second from right) with other farmers interested in experimenting with the improved variety CF35.5.

Potential of new improved sorghum varieties boosts farmers’ confidence in Nigeria

29 Nov 2017

“Friends have come to me asking for seeds of the two improved varieties to grow in their own fields. I said yes!...

Pearl millet farmers at a participatory varietal selection in Nigeria. Photo: Jerome Jonah, ICRISAT

Farmers give valuable feedback on preference for food quality traits during millet participatory selection exercise in Nigeria

13 Oct 2017

“We prefer those millet varieties that, when cooked, can be stored overnight without losing color and taste and that can be served...

Clue to pearl millet’s heat tolerance may help fight climate chaos

22 Sep 2017

Agriculture and climate experts have warned for some years now that rising temperatures and frequency of extreme climate events including heat waves...

Pearl millet genome reveals how this cereal survives temperatures over 42 degrees Celsius

18 Sep 2017

Hyderabad (19 September 2017) ― Rising temperatures and frequency of extreme climate events like heat waves in many parts of the world...

Millets are rich in micronutrients like iron, zinc and folic acid and ideal to combat hidden hunger. Photo: Rao PS, ICRISAT

Four new food products that are disrupting traditional supply chains

28 Jul 2017

Jamie Oliver’s foundation highlights millet as part of the global food revolution, changing the face of nutrition at home and abroad. With...

Dr David Bergvinson, Director General, ICRISAT; Dr Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Global Director, Product Development and Commercialization, HarvestPlus; Dr Peter Carberry, Deputy Director General – Research, ICRISAT; and Dr KV Raju, Theme Leader, Policy and Impact, ICRISAT, at the review and planning meet for the Pearl Millet Biofortification project. Photo: PS Rao

Mainstreaming biofortification of pearl millet to tackle malnutrition

10 Mar 2017

Mainstreaming of nutrients (e.g. iron) in hybrid cultivars of pearl millet is being taken up on high priority by NARS partners, private...

Newly developed high biomass sorghum and pearl millet a boon to 2G biofuel production in India

25 Nov 2016

The advantages of newly developed high biomass sorghum and pearl millet developed by ICRISAT and Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) for...

Need for developing blast-resistant pearl millet in India emphasized

21 Oct 2016

The need for breeding blast-resistant pearl millet varieties was strongly voiced by breeders from seed companies, who attended a field day held...