Farmers growing postrainy season sorghum in Maharashtra state of India had yet another difficult year in 2012-2013, with rainfall being 30% below the normal levels. However, interventions under the ICRISAT-led HOPE project helped defy drought and prot…
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HOPE planning meeting for pearl millet in South Asia
The Annual Review and Planning Meeting of the ICRISAT-led HOPE project for Pearl Millet South Asia was held on 5 June at the ICRISAT headquarters. Thirty participants including NARS partners, representatives from the private sector and ICRISAT scientis…
Bill Gates commends ICRISATs work on reducing hunger and poverty
With food insecurity and malnutrition persisting as the greatest challenges facing humanity in the coming decades, Mr Bill Gates acknowledged the potential of ICRISATs works on grain legumes and dryland cereals in helping millions of smallholder farmer…
HOPE project scientists trained in data analysis and drafting results
ICRISATs Biometrics Unit conducted a two-week Data Analysis and Results Drafting workshop for the HOPE project on 20-31 May in Nairobi, Kenya.
New prospects explored for sorghum and millet in West Africa
Agricultural research for development partnership is vital in ensuring food and nutrition security particularly in the drylands. This was demonstrated once again at the recent workshop of the CGIAR Research Program on DrylandCereals, with partners in t…