Why youth here aspire to be farmers, the case of Burkina Faso
Jobs that are intellectually satisfying, economically rewarding and low on drudgery are the biggest draw for youth anywhere in the world. This Read more...
Pulse champions and smart seed innovations boost farmers’ incomes and resilience
Cowpea and groundnut are considered ‘golden grains’ for many women farmers in West Africa, as they make decent money processing these pulse Read more...
Raising smallholder legume farmers’ productivity in Myanmar through MyPulses
Smallholder farmers in Myanmar engaged in legume farming have benefited from the strong partnership between Myanmar and ICRISAT, India, in grain legumes Read more...
Creating more linkages across the sorghum value chain
Unique ways of promoting sorghum through programs to sensitize school children and radio talk shows to link actors along the sorghum value Read more...
Opportunities for youth in agriculture value chains
Around 200,000 young men and women will be trained in seed production of sorghum, cassava and rice. The training will enable them Read more...
Strengthening groundnut and common bean seed business in Tanzania
A training was conducted recently to promote the use of improved seeds by smallholder farmers. Participants learned to map seed demand in Read more...
Climate-smart crops for Myanmar’s dry regions
A research study in Myanmar seeks to identify crops with the lowest risk options for intensifying dryland cropping systems. Myanmar (formerly Burma) is Read more...
Tropical Legumes III annual meet focuses on firming up country work plans
At the first annual meet of the Tropical Legumes III (TL III) the various partners presented revised country work plans along the Read more...
Devi variety popular with groundnut seed farmers in Odisha, India
Farmers are taking up seed production of Devi (ICGV 91114), the early-maturing and drought tolerant variety of groundnut in a big way. Read more...