Significant progress in pearl millet pre-breeding to develop drought- and blast-resistant varieties
Efforts to develop pearl millet with improved resistance to drought and blast disease recently got a major boost. The identification of promising Read more...
Committed to Alleviating Malnutrition, India Declares Minimum Levels for Iron and Zinc in Pearl Millet
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established minimum levels of iron and zinc to be bred into national varieties of pearl millet. The news comes during the National Year of Millets and as the government of India articulates its vision for a Kuposhan Mukt Bharat (Malnutrition Free India) by 2022.
Drought and disease: Twin targets for pearl millet breeders
A report from a field day for scientists Developing pearl millet varieties resistant to drought and disease is the need of the Read more...
Africa’s first biofortified pearl millet variety aims to combat anaemia
For millions of women and children in Africa anaemia is a significant public health concern—and diets deficient in iron are often to blame. But consuming a new variety of pearl millet called chakti—with an additional 20% of the estimated average requirement of iron—may improve their nutritional status and help them reach their physical and cognitive potential.
Call to promote the hidden treasures of ‘Future Smart Food’ for Zero Hunger
In an important FAO executive summary on ‘Future Smart Food’, ICRISAT scientists Dr. Suhas Wani and Dr. Gajanan Sawargaonkar suggest that strategically Read more...
Potential of new improved sorghum varieties boosts farmers’ confidence in Nigeria
“Friends have come to me asking for seeds of the two improved varieties to grow in their own fields. I said yes! Read more...
Farmers give valuable feedback on preference for food quality traits during millet participatory selection exercise in Nigeria
“We prefer those millet varieties that, when cooked, can be stored overnight without losing color and taste and that can be served Read more...
Clue to pearl millet’s heat tolerance may help fight climate chaos
Agriculture and climate experts have warned for some years now that rising temperatures and frequency of extreme climate events including heat waves Read more...
Pearl millet genome reveals how this cereal survives temperatures over 42 degrees Celsius
Hyderabad (19 September 2017) ― Rising temperatures and frequency of extreme climate events like heat waves in many parts of the world Read more...
Four new food products that are disrupting traditional supply chains
Jamie Oliver’s foundation highlights millet as part of the global food revolution, changing the face of nutrition at home and abroad. With Read more...