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Delegates during the launch meeting of APSAN-Mali project at ICRISAT-Samanko in Mali. Photo: N Diakite, ICRISAT

New EU-funded project to improve food and nutrition security in Mali, to benefit 40,000 people

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

06.03.20

Food security
Nutrition

A new project aimed at improving food and nutrition security in Mali by enhancing crop…

Farmer Chandrakant Deshmukh with Phule Vikram crop.

Indian farmers reap profits from machine harvestable chickpea

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

28.02.20

Food security
Health

Machine-harvestable chickpea variety ‘Phule Vikram’, which was launched two years ago in India, …

Dr Peter Carberry and Dr Pooja Bhatnagar discussing plant growth in one of the testing bed facilities. Seen are sorghum and pearl millet plants.

First public research facility to put agriculture on fast-forward launched at ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

21.02.20

Biodiversity
Food security

Efforts to modernize crop breeding took a giant leap today with the unveiling of ICRISAT’s…

Spotlight on pearl millet – biofortification and drought tolerance

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

21.02.20

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

Pearl millet scientists discussed the ‘Future micronutrient breeding strategy in pearl millet’, …

Participants and speakers at the AdaptNET workshop. Photo: PS Rao, ICRISAT

Empowering young scientists with new skills to develop genomic-assisted climate-resilient crops

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

21.02.20

Biodiversity
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

A recent training course sought to enable young scientists, professors and breeders in the area…

Ms Cheryl L Anderson, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa Bureau, USAID, Dr Ramadjita Tabo, Research Program Director, WCA, ICRISAT and Mr Scott Dobberstein, Mission Director, USAID Mali, discussing the results. Photo: N Diakité, ICRISAT

Feeding the future: Millet and sorghum grains make big gains in Mali

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

14.02.20

Health
Nutrition

USAID delegation visited Mali to see impacts from projects undertaken by three CGIAR institutions A…

Participants at the meet pose for a group photo. Photo: ICRISAT

Launch of the Seed Revolving Fund, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion Initiative in Tanzania

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

14.02.20

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

A Seed Revolving Fund initiative for sorghum and groundnut value chains has been launched in…

Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

07.02.20

Environmental health
Food security

India and Australia have joined hands in a multi-institutional project to enhance drought tolerance …

(Third to fifth from left) Dr Sreenath Dixit, Head, IDC (third from left); Dr Pushpajeet Chaudhary, Manager, CRAL; Dr Pooran Gaur, Research Program Director, Asia; Dr Peter Carberry, Director General, ICRISAT; with the lab’s staff at ICRISAT. Photo: S Punna, ICRISAT

With global accreditation, ICRISAT soil laboratory set to serve as focal point for soil analysis

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

31.01.20

Food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

ICRISAT’s soil laboratory has recently been accredited by the FAO Global Soil Laboratory Network (…

Participants at the laboratory management training workshop. Photo: ICRISAT

Facilitating training programs for improving crop-livestock systems in Niger

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

31.01.20

Health
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Training programs on silage making, animal health and laboratory management were held in Niger for…

An attentive audience of ministry division directors and managers during the agCelerant inauguration.

Interdisciplinary research key to making India’s Green Revolution sustainable

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

24.01.20

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Health

Around a hundred scientists from varied disciplines, who gathered to discuss an India-UK joint resea…

‘Phygital’ tech powered by public-private partnerships promises climate solutions for Nigerian agriculture

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

24.01.20

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

An innovative technology that bridges digital approaches and physical interventions on farms and off…

Industry plans to reach consumers with high oleic groundnut oil in 2-3 years

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

17.01.20

Health
Nutrition

Two new groundnut varieties with more than 78% oleic acid have captured the attention of…

Eight food processing units to target malnutrition and poverty in South India’s hinterlands

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

17.01.20

Gender equality
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

The facilities aim to create sustainable business opportunities around nutritious diets for tribal f…

Participants visit a women’s collective in India as part of a training program. Photos: AIP, ICRISAT

How Uganda’s millet drink ‘bushera’ saw a revival and India’s peanut ‘chikki’ went to Zambia

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

10.01.20

Food security
Health

If school children in Uganda have taken to a super-nutritious traditional fermented millet drink cal…

Mr Khalid Abukari Giwah, a civil servant turned seed producer, on his groundnut farm in Tatuani village, Ghana. Photo: M Magassa

Hand-holding outgrowers to produce certified seed in drought-stricken Ghana – a model to emulate

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

10.01.20

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Environmental health

Access to quality seed remains a big challenge for farmers in Africa. With increasing drought…

The Master Trainers training held at ICRISAT. Photo: IDC, ICRISAT

A prototype for massive-scale capacity building for farmers

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

03.01.20

Environmental health
Health

A massive capacity building initiative involving elaborate logistical arrangements covering all the …

Dr Shivali Sharma, Theme Leader, Pre-breeding, ICRISAT, explains how pre-breeding forms a critical link between genebanks and crop improvement programs in pigeonpea pre-breeding field during the Pigeonpea Field Day. Photo: S Punna, ICRISAT

Pre-breeding efforts for better traits in pigeonpea

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

27.12.19

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Health

Annual Review Meeting of GCDT-ICRISAT collaborative research project and participation in Pigeonpea …

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New EU-funded project to improve food and nutrition security in Mali, to benefit 40,000 people

Indian farmers reap profits from machine harvestable chickpea

First public research facility to put agriculture on fast-forward launched at ICRISAT

Spotlight on pearl millet – biofortification and drought tolerance

Empowering young scientists with new skills to develop genomic-assisted climate-resilient crops

Feeding the future: Millet and sorghum grains make big gains in Mali

Launch of the Seed Revolving Fund, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion Initiative in Tanzania

Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum

With global accreditation, ICRISAT soil laboratory set to serve as focal point for soil analysis

Facilitating training programs for improving crop-livestock systems in Niger

Interdisciplinary research key to making India’s Green Revolution sustainable

‘Phygital’ tech powered by public-private partnerships promises climate solutions for Nigerian agriculture

Industry plans to reach consumers with high oleic groundnut oil in 2-3 years

Eight food processing units to target malnutrition and poverty in South India’s hinterlands

How Uganda’s millet drink ‘bushera’ saw a revival and India’s peanut ‘chikki’ went to Zambia

Hand-holding outgrowers to produce certified seed in drought-stricken Ghana – a model to emulate

A prototype for massive-scale capacity building for farmers

Pre-breeding efforts for better traits in pigeonpea