Senegalese chef champions the benefits of Smart Food through social media
J’ai rejoint le mouvement et vous? I’ve joined the movement, and you? Aissatou M’Baye, the Senegalese culinary blogger based in Paris, became Read more...
Global meet repositions sorghum as vital 21st century cereal
After a gap of over two decades, more than 400 researchers from the global sorghum research community, including Dr Gebisa Ejeta, World Read more...
Review of TL III and HOPE II projects highlights the role of synergy
Stakeholders of legume and cereal value chains in Nigeria identified recent successes and set goals for the next cropping season at the Read more...
Call to promote the hidden treasures of ‘Future Smart Food’ for Zero Hunger
In an important FAO executive summary on ‘Future Smart Food’, ICRISAT scientists Dr. Suhas Wani and Dr. Gajanan Sawargaonkar suggest that strategically Read more...
Millets and Sorghum: Forgotten Foods for the Future
Millets and sorghum are grains that are nutrient-rich, drought-tolerant crops and can support communities around the world. The International Crop Research Institute Read more...
Enabling Marginalized Farmers to Have a Say in Crop Cultivar Selection
In Indervelly village, North Telangana, India, a few weeks after the last rains in mid-November, cotton seeds are ripening, ready for harvest Read more...
Potential of new improved sorghum varieties boosts farmers’ confidence in Nigeria
“Friends have come to me asking for seeds of the two improved varieties to grow in their own fields. I said yes! Read more...
Farmers in East Africa on the move beyond subsistence farming
From subsistence to commercial sorghum farming “I was struggling to provide a livelihood for my family. But now I harvest more sorghum Read more...
“I turned the desert green with sorghum”
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
As part of ICRISAT’s effort to enhance the capacity of various actors along the sorghum value chain and enhance the capacity of Read more...