History meets hydrology in a South Indian district’s perilous water gap
Kolar district, in India’s southern state of Karnataka, has been known for centuries as a district of tanks: its landscape is dotted Read more...
Flipping the script on rainfall data
In the last few hours before Covid-19 locked CGIAR centers staff into remote work, a handful of ICRISAT researchers traveled to Kenya’s Makueni County with a Read more...
CGIAR data scientists join hands to better machine learning in agriculture
A deeper understanding of advanced trends in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning methods in genomic prediction models is Read more...
Harnessing technology to foster advanced small-scale food processing in Africa
Connecting technology with open innovation will revolutionize agriculture in the Semi-Arid Tropics, participants of a training course on small-scale food processing recognized. Read more...
The many models of Malawi that help farmers get better incomes
As part of the recently concluded Governing Board Meeting, ICRISAT Board members visited several farmers’ fields in Malawi to witness firsthand the Read more...
Resilience over profitability: Could agricultural research deliver on both?
A new study that looked at the recent research strategy vis-à-vis 45-years of research done by ICRISAT shows that distinct objectives of resilience and profitability have emerged. Sometimes technologies evolve in the labs or on farmers fields and what is good for developing resilience of smallholder farmers turns out to be effective in enhancing profitability or vice versa. Thus highlighting the intent to conduct research with clear focus and to have an open mind at the same time.
Indo-French Forum on water availability and access in India, Bangalore, 20-21 November 2017
Since the 1980s’ “pumping revolution”, the water crisis across India has been grim, with huge inequalities both in term of quantity and Read more...
How to scale up the initial success of crop-livestock innovation platforms in Zimbabwe?
Scaling IPs or scaling the innovations? Experiences from ZimCLIFS, Semi-Arid Region in Zimbabwe from ICRISAT Goats and cattle are crucial for the Read more...
Identifying suitable interventions in smallholder agriculture through systems analysis
Use of computer based simulation tools for systems analysis, helps target efforts and devise tactics for coping with climate risk, in the Read more...