Farmers in East Africa on the move beyond subsistence farming

Mr Jackson Ramadhani in his farm in Nkungi Village, Iramba District, Tanzania. Photo: C. Wangari, ICRISAT

Farmers in East Africa on the move beyond subsistence farming

27 Oct 2017

From subsistence to commercial sorghum farming “I was struggling to provide a livelihood for my family. But now I harvest more sorghum...

Farmer Maleki and his son now grow foxtail and proso millet on their fields. Photo: ICRISAT

“I turned the desert green with sorghum”

27 Oct 2017

On invitation from AREEO, a delegation from ICRISAT travelled to Iran to explore opportunities for collaboration towards transforming Iran’s agricultural systems. ICRISAT’s expertise in dryland crops can help Iran move towards sustainable agricultural practices to cope with climate change and environmental degradation.

Fabricators of small and medium agricultural equipment in sorghum value chains trained

13 Oct 2017

As part of ICRISAT’s effort to enhance the capacity of various actors along the sorghum value chain and enhance the capacity of...

Smart Food TV contest crowns the winner

30 Jun 2017

Thirty-year-old Esther Atieno is the winner of the recently concluded Smart Food cooking show – a 13-episode reality TV show that was...

Food basket of sorghum, millet and legume products to address malnutrition in Telangana, India

23 Jun 2017

To address the high prevalence of anemia and malnutrition amongst the tribal population in the Indian State of Telangana, an affordable ‘Nutri-Food...

Participants at the Sorghum Field Day organized at ICRISAT-India. Photo: PS Rao, ICRISAT

Focusing on sorghum as health food and forage

03 Mar 2017

Scientists at ICRISAT-India were encouraged to focus on developing high-Zn sorghum lines for processed foods and also sorghum varieties as forage with...

Smart Food selected as a global LAUNCH Food innovation

03 Feb 2017

Smart Food, an initiative which will initially focus on popularizing millets and sorghum, has been selected by LAUNCH Food as one of...

Smart Food selected as a global LAUNCH Food innovation

02 Feb 2017

Hyderabad, India (02 February 2017) ― ‘Smart Food’, an initiative which will initially focus on popularizing millets and sorghum, has been selected...

Connecting farmers with the sorghum value chain in Nigeria

02 Sep 2016

Sorghum farmers in Nigeria and large commercial buyers are coming together for improving the supply of quality seeds to farmers and assuring...

Success in increasing production of sorghum and millets by up to 150%

17 Jun 2016

More than 180,000 households were reached with new technologies that increased the production of sorghum and millets by up to 150% across...

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