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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum
07.02.20-
Environmental health
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Food security
India and Australia have joined hands in a multi-institutional project to enhance drought tolerance …
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With global accreditation, ICRISAT soil laboratory set to serve as focal point for soil analysis
31.01.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
ICRISAT’s soil laboratory has recently been accredited by the FAO Global Soil Laboratory Network (…
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Facilitating training programs for improving crop-livestock systems in Niger
31.01.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Training programs on silage making, animal health and laboratory management were held in Niger for…
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Interdisciplinary research key to making India’s Green Revolution sustainable
24.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Around a hundred scientists from varied disciplines, who gathered to discuss an India-UK joint resea…
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‘Phygital’ tech powered by public-private partnerships promises climate solutions for Nigerian agriculture
24.01.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
An innovative technology that bridges digital approaches and physical interventions on farms and off…
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Industry plans to reach consumers with high oleic groundnut oil in 2-3 years
17.01.20-
Health
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Nutrition
Two new groundnut varieties with more than 78% oleic acid have captured the attention of…
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Eight food processing units to target malnutrition and poverty in South India’s hinterlands
17.01.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The facilities aim to create sustainable business opportunities around nutritious diets for tribal f…
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How Uganda’s millet drink ‘bushera’ saw a revival and India’s peanut ‘chikki’ went to Zambia
10.01.20-
Food security
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Health
If school children in Uganda have taken to a super-nutritious traditional fermented millet drink cal…
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Hand-holding outgrowers to produce certified seed in drought-stricken Ghana – a model to emulate
10.01.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Access to quality seed remains a big challenge for farmers in Africa. With increasing drought…
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A prototype for massive-scale capacity building for farmers
03.01.20-
Environmental health
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Health
A massive capacity building initiative involving elaborate logistical arrangements covering all the …
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Pre-breeding efforts for better traits in pigeonpea
27.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Annual Review Meeting of GCDT-ICRISAT collaborative research project and participation in Pigeonpea …
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New CGIAR ‘GENDER’ Platform and investment announced to build more inclusive agricultural benefits and greater food security in developing countries
19.12.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Nairobi, Kenya, 18 December 2019 — CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future,…
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Key technology for biofortification goes online
13.12.19-
Big data
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Biodiversity
Online platform opens up easy access to x-ray fluorescence testing at ICRISAT To support development…
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New dual-purpose pearl millet shows promise as excellent fodder in Niger
06.12.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Two varieties of dual-purpose (food and fodder) pearl millet were shown to increase weight and…
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African Plant Breeders Association launched in Ghana
06.12.19-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) was launched recently to bring together plant breeders…
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Putting new-age agronomy to test in Indian farms
22.11.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
A group of farmers in India’s Telangana state is breaking new ground in their farms…
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New chickpea breeding protocol promises to bring down varietal development time from 12 years to 6 years
19.11.19-
Nutrition
Rapid Generation Advancement promises to be a simple yet cost effective solution ICRISAT’s chickpe…
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How do you provide healthy, sustainable food for world of the future?
14.11.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
New partnership with global agriculture research giant to focus on tackling challenge of health, env…
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