Community participation: Greening the Aba Gerima watershed in Ethiopia
The Aba Gerima watershed covers the upper portion of Lake Tana sub-basin in north-western Ethiopia. Agriculture is its mainstay, with cereal cultivation Read more...
FAO acknowledges ICRISAT’s contributions to key report on overcoming water challenges in agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has acknowledged ICRISAT scientists Drs Kaushal K Garg, KH Anantha, Sreenath Dixit and Anthony Whitbread for Read more...
ICRISAT’s holistic approach to agri research appealed to me, says new Deputy Director General-Research
A breeder who started out studying chickpea, pigeonpea and groundnut, and then worked for long on rice, Dr Arvind Kumar is happy Read more...
Water harvesting brings home migrant farmers
Migration is making a U-turn out of Bundelkhand region in India where a project is underway to double farmers’ incomes. Water harvesting Read more...
NITI Aayog cites ICRISAT watershed achievements
The NITI Aayog recently commended the impact of community best practices for watershed management, in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. “Local community in Read more...
World Day to Combat Desertification: ICRISAT’s definitive steps towards a greener Africa
Every year, 12 million hectares of fertile land are degraded, its six-inch thick topsoil eroded, by drought and soil abuse. This land, Read more...
Promoting quality science through interdisciplinary research
During the biennial planning session of ICRISAT’s senior scientists, Dr David Bergvinson, Director General, ICRISAT, said, “One of the challenges is how Read more...
Approach to watershed management awarded best livelihoods CSR initiative in India
A different approach to watershed management has proven successful and will require a “paradigm shift” in the implementation of watershed programs in Read more...
Approach to watershed management awarded best livelihoods CSR initiative in India
Hyderabad, India │ 29 September 2016 — A different approach to watershed management has proven successful and represents a “paradigm shift” in Read more...