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...
Towards sustainable seed systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
The AVISA project has rolled out its seed systems strategy in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda with an aim to increase ESA’s varietal Read more...
Strategizing on a national seed system in Kenya with special focus on climate-resilient crops
A national seed systems strategy with special focus on drought tolerant crops such as sorghum and millets is in the making in Read more...
Does the smallholder farmer have access to quality inputs?
With the onset of kharif (monsoon) in the southern states of India, the majority of farmers have started procurement of inputs such Read more...
A four-pronged plan to secure farming communities in Eastern and Southern Africa
ICRISAT is working with an array of development partners in Eastern and Southern Africa to build resilient and sustainable farming systems in Read more...
Fifty technologies in five years – Feed the Future, MISST project shares outcomes in Malawi
Over 245,000 households reached 14,500 MT of seed produced, over 50 technologies developed – these are some of the highlights presented on Read more...
Can developing market opportunities for dryland cereals and legumes support uptake of quality seed?
Crops such as millets, sorghum, groundnut, chickpea, pigeonpea and other grain legumes are important staple foods that are not only resilient to Read more...
FAO workshop highlights Tropical Legumes III seed system initiatives in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) selected several locations of the Tropical Legumes III (TL III) project to illustrate the learning of Read more...
Getting to know more about groundnut innovation platforms
A groundnut field day was organized to ensure effective functioning of three groundnut innovation platforms (IP) in eastern and northern Uganda. These Read more...
Unlocking opportunities for growth
Snapshots of ICRISAT Director General, Dr David Bergvinson’s visit to Mali from 18-24 June. Focus on youth in agriculture, seed systems, rural Read more...