Odisha government, ICRISAT ink new agriculture partnership for vulnerable tribal groups
Government of Odisha is collaborating with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to strengthen management of natural resources for the benefit of the state’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups that are dependent on agriculture. Accordingly, ICRISAT will undertake capacity building initiatives, water harvesting, recording of hydrological parameters and crop productivity in addition to monitoring land-use as well as land-cover through remote sensing and GIS in 12 districts of Odisha.
Two women-led food processing units opened in India
ICRISAT’s training and capacity building program empowers women from tribal communities of Telangana state to start their entrepreneurial ventures. Ms Satyavathi Rathod, Read more...
Tribal welfare minister inaugurates women-led processing units in Bhadrachalam and Khammam
Ms. Satyavathi Rathod, Minister for Scheduled Tribes, Women and Child Welfare, Telangana, inaugurated a women-run moringa (drumstick) processing unit in Mucharala village of Khammam district and a dry mix (ready-to-cook foods) unit in Bhadrachalam on Saturday. Both the units are wholly owned by tribal women, who were trained in food processing and entrepreneurship at ICRISAT.
Training on latest technologies and best practices underway in tribal districts of Odisha, India
A series of capacity-building programs, including the use of Plantix – a mobile app to detect pests/diseases in crops, best practices in Read more...
Environment Minister launches women-owned food processing unit in Telangana
ICRISAT-led project transforms tribal women into first-generation entrepreneurs by helping them produce healthy, nutritious foods from dryland crops. Mr Allola Indrakaran Reddy, Read more...
Diet diversification program for tribal women and children to be scaled up in South India
Enthused by positive nutritional outcomes among children and women in its first phase, activities of the Giri Poshana diet diversification program in Read more...
ICRISAT declared as Centre of Excellence for tribal development
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, declared ICRISAT as a Centre of Excellence to support and strengthen active research Read more...