Scientists from ICRISAT and ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair employ integrated assessment tool to make a case for Integrated Farming System (IFS) for better livelihood and resilience
A recently published study highlighted Integrated Farming System (IFS) as most profitable and resilient amongst the four major farming systems viz. Black gram-based Read more...
More support coming farmers’ way in the ASAL parts of Kenya
When Betty Bondo, a farmer in Kenya’s Makueni County, started growing new green gram varieties introduced by ICRISAT, her yield tripled from Read more...
Small millets make a big splash on germplasm field day at ICRISAT
To enhance the use of millets germplasm in India’s crop improvement efforts, ICRISAT’s Genebank recently showcased the genetic diversity in its small Read more...
ICRISAT at FAO’s Global Conference on Green Development of Seed Industries
“There are no good crops without good seeds. Seeds are the foundation of agri-food systems. We rely on seeds to produce food, Read more...
New hub for Farmer Producer Organizations launched to empower smallholder farmers
In an effort to empower India’s 125 million smallholder farms to take advantage of growing opportunities in the agricultural sector, the Tata-Cornell Read more...
ICRISAT awarded 2021 Africa Food Prize
Download French version The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize, for Read more...
4CAST: New digital tool to enhance farmers’ access to modern varieties
To improve smallholder farmers’ access to new improved varieties, a digital variety catalog tool created by ICRISAT in partnership with public and Read more...
A year of many big impacts and landmark varietal releases
Surmounting all odds in 2020, ICRISAT with its ‘business as usual’ attitude was able to lend its name to many first-of-their-kind varietal Read more...
ICRISAT sorghum lines demonstrate high resistance to fungal disease in the USA
Among 158 sorghum lines that were tested in Pennsylvania for resistance to the fungal disease anthracnose leaf blight, ICRISAT lines, specifically ICSB94, Read more...
‘Kuroiler chickens’ hold the key to better livelihoods: improves nutrition and income for communities
The ICRISAT-led CLIM2 project has helped farmers in Malawi improve poultry productivity by introducing to them Kuroiler chicken, which are hardy, produce Read more...