A monk’s souvenir that became pigeonpea’s crown jewel
ICP 7035, a landrace of pigeonpea from India is a rare line with resistance to multiple diseases, is hardy and a consumer’s Read more...
Climate-smart pigeonpea sparks phenomenal expansion across Malawi
A whopping 49% increase in cropping area, 153 % increase in production and 68 % increase in productivity since 2000 – these Read more...
When science and industry synergize to develop better crops
Setting priorities for research in hybrid pearl millet, sorghum and pigeonpea in India Over 70 participants from 40 public and private sector Read more...
Pre-breeding efforts for better traits in pigeonpea
Annual Review Meeting of GCDT-ICRISAT collaborative research project and participation in Pigeonpea Field Day With a view to using new and diverse Read more...
Spotlight on crop diversity as ICRISAT’s Genebank holds inaugural field day
Cutting across disciplines of crop research, scientists gathered at ICRISAT to observe and evaluate germplasm material from its 40-year-old Genebank during a Read more...
Closer to delivering more produce and income to smallholder farmers
Farmers’ preferences, high yields, and resistance to drought, pests and diseases will be the priority for scientists. Partners of the project Delivering Read more...
Several thousand waiting tons
Balancing pigeonpea interests across two continents Ashish Goswami looks reflectively at the large godown, in Arusha, Tanzania, the white bags accentuating the Read more...
Farm production: Are we growing enough pulses?
We are moving towards self-sufficiency. The annual pulses production averaged 23.7 million tonnes in the past three years, an 80% increase over Read more...
Breaking barriers for climate-smart crop adoption in Kenya
Paving the way for development of a reliable seed distribution model, a nationwide program has helped transform livelihoods of over 450 farm Read more...
Making seed available for improved adoption of climate smart crops
The central problem facing climate smart crops such as sorghum, millets and pigeonpea, is how to accelerate the adoption of improved varieties– getting Read more...