Nigerian Agriculture Minister endorses groundnut thresher

Dr Vabi explaining the working of motorized groundnut thresher to Chief Audu Innocent Ogbeh, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria, and Dr Philip Ojo, Director General of NASC.

Nigerian Agriculture Minister endorses groundnut thresher

26 Oct 2018

A motorized groundnut thresher is reducing drudgery for women farmers in rural Nigeria. Introduced in 2015, over 50 threshers have already been...

Cullen Hughess, Director of Sustainable Economic Growth (center) and Peter Trenchard, USAID Acting Mission Director to Malawi (right) listen as an ICRISAT officer (left) explains the working of a machine. Photo: L Lazarus, ICRISAT

Groundnut technologies highlighted at National Agriculture Fair in Malawi

21 Sep 2018

Labor-saving and value-addition technologies for groundnut promoted by ICRISAT in collaboration with the Compatible Technologies International (CTI) were among the highlights at...

Feed The Future, USAID, features ICRISAT’s Digital Agriculture work as a case study

24 Aug 2018

As part of a series on the integration of digital technologies into agricultural programs, ICRISAT’s work on digital agriculture was featured as...

Livestock market in Niger Photo: Andre F.van Rooyen, ICRISAT

Joining the dots between crops, livestock and markets in West Africa

25 May 2018

A project that aims to strengthen research in crop-livestock systems, to substantially change lives and livelihood of farmers in Western Africa, was launched earlier this month. There has been little investment in research and development for crop-livestock systems with market linkages.

TL-III Candidus A Echekwu (center, in white cap) leads project desk officers to a field visit during Seed Council Training on quality seed production. Photo Credit: Lawal Bawal, USAID

Strengthening Synergies between Groundnut Projects in Nigeria

31 Dec 2017

Groundnut is acknowledged to be important to Nigeria’s economy – both commercially and nutritionally. The most commonly grown crop in Nigeria, the...

Social entrepreneurs are changing the food system in Asia – and contributing to bringing back Smart Foods

30 Nov 2017

Social entrepreneurs are a growing movement in Asia, and although each one is a relatively small player, together they can galvanize and...

Women touring the groundnut farm during a field visit in Sokoto state. PC: Bala Lawal

Field days sustain farmer’s and community leader’s interest in pursuing groundnut production in northern Nigeria

30 Nov 2017

Since the 2015 cropping season, farmer field days have been regularly organized in northern Nigeria. Field days bring farmers and curious community...

Drissa Diarra is impressed by the qualities of dual purpose sorghum at the Africa RISING Technology Park in Koutiala district. PC: A. Diama, ICRISAT

Field visits to increase the awareness of farmers and agriculture extension workers on improved technologies for sustainable agricultural intensification

30 Nov 2017

“I was among the first group of farmers trained on contour bunding as part of the Africa RISING technology park activities in...

Launch of Cook’s Guide on groundnut opens up pathways to boost consumption in Nigeria

29 Nov 2017

ICRISAT has partnered with the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) in the launching of a ‘Cook’s Guide’...

Harvesting Samnut 24 in Nigeria. Photo: Hakeem Ajeigbe, ICRISAT

Moving towards the restoration of groundnut pyramids in northern Nigeria

13 Oct 2017

Early adoption studies in Nigeria reveal promising adoption rates for improved groundnut varieties. In the five states targeted for USAID project implementation,...

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