Smallholder farmers often find it difficult to access seeds of improved crops and varieties. Seed fairs such as the one held in Niger recently are critical for enhancing agricultural productivity, as well as helping the resource-poor climb out of pover…
ICRISAT-HOPE project activities have been implemented along with partners in five districts of Tanzania Rombo, Kondoa, Singinda, Iramba and Kishapu with the aim of enhancing household incomes by improving productivity and marketing of sorghum and finge…
ICRISAT in collaboration with NARS partners, held a sorghum and finger millet field day in Miwaleni Research Station on 30 June. The field day exposed stakeholders along the sorghum value chain and income enhancing strategies. The event was attended by…
About 200 farmers, half of them women, 25 high school students and representatives of 28 local farmer agricultural groups attended four field days in Chakol, Amukura and Butula Divsions of Busia County and Ukwala Division of Siaya County in western Kenya on July 11, 12, 14 & 19, respectively. Held
As part of the ICRISAT-HOPE project’s goal to increase adoption of new technologies, farmers’ organizations and seed and fertilizer sellers during the past two months have been working together with ICRISAT in developing a strategy of selected seed…
