ICRISAT has been implementing a Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT)-supported project in partnership with ICAR institutions and NGOs in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan since 2002. Similarly, a Model Watershed Project supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and…
Archive for June, 2012
Pearl Millet-Legumes Innovations Project meeting held in Nairobi
The declining competitiveness of grain production and marketing in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a major cause of the acute food insecurity and poverty experienced by a majority of households in the region. With a …
Assessment of groundnut under combined heat and drought stress
Hamidou, F and Halilou, O and Vadez, V (2012) Assessment of Groundnut under Combined Heat and Drought Stress. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 11 pp.. ISSN 1439-037X
Project team gathers in Tanga to kick-start MilkIT project
This April scientists from India and Tanzania gathered in Tanga, Tanzania for an inception meeting of an IFAD-funded MilkIT project implemented by ILRI, with CIAT as a major partner. MilkIT is implemented under the CGIAR Livestock and Fish Research Pro…
Large-scale rice production
Leone Resources–Rice has been selected as the initial cash crop because there is strong domestic demand for it along with consumer preference for ‘broken rice’ rather than imported ‘polished’ rice. New Rice for Africa (…