Rising fodder shortage prompts release of two pearl millet varieties with superior and higher forage in south India
Two pearl millet varieties with 7.0% and 5.4% higher green forage yields as compared to national check Giant Bajra, were released for Read more...
Low-cost drought-proofing strategies help farmers in southern India
Collaborative project with Power Grid Corp of India has significant scale-out potential Technologies developed in a national CSR award-winning watershed project in Read more...
Doubling Farmers’ Income project gets boost from Agriculture Minister
Strategies to harvest rainwater in drought-prone regions, through the collaborative Doubling Farmers’ Income project, received a boost with inputs from the state Read more...
A prototype for massive-scale capacity building for farmers
A massive capacity building initiative involving elaborate logistical arrangements covering all the 30 districts in the Indian state of Odisha successfully concluded Read more...
Homegrown technologies help farmers boost yields and incomes
Farmers’ Field Day in Bidar, Karnataka The means to help farmers improve their livelihoods are not developed in offices and laboratories alone, Read more...
High demand for climate info in farm planning
Climate-specific guidance is critical to crop planning ahead of monsoon this year for farmers of Hussainapuram and many other villages in Kurnool Read more...
Strengthening ties to secure farm livelihoods in Niger
An innovation and technology city at ICRISAT’s Sadore facility in Niger was among the key plans highlighted by Mr Ibrahima Guimba-Saïdou, Minister 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...
Women and youth in Nigeria turn to sorghum processing for better incomes
Over 300 women and youth in Nigeria discovered recently that the humble, environment-friendly sorghum can be made into delicious products and, in Read more...
Preserving legacy grains: The Persa Jonna story
In Sidam Tulsiram’s village in Telangana state, India, no festivity or ritual is complete without the traditionally revered jowar (sorghum) grains. Whether Read more...