La mécanisation est essentielle à la production et à la transformation de riz. Si les producteurs souhaitent intensifier leur production, ils doivent accélérer les opérations réalisées manuellement et à forte main-d’oeuvre. Par exemple, lors…
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ICRISAT and ICC team up to hold first India international grains conference
Hyderabad, India, 12 January 2012 – Aiming to open up new challenges and opportunities towards improving the quality, safety and nutritional value of grain-based foods

Agric research is improving livelihoods in Africa
Research by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture is not only increasing knowledge generally in the sciences, but also positively transforming livelihoods in Africa, says Ms Cecilia Akintomide, Secretary General, African Development Bank.

Enhancing dairy livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) recently funded a project on feed enhancement for dairy value chains in India and Tanzania. The project will be implemented by ILRI with CIAT as a major partner. We are calling the project Milk…

Cowpea – Driving a silent revolution in Nigeria
Cowpea production and processing is propelling a silent revolution in Nigeria, as incomes from the crop are improving rural livelihoods in the country. Farmers and processors in Osu, a community in southwestern Nigeria, say processing the protein-rich …
