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IP at ICRISAT: In tune with an evolving innovation landscape

How is ICRISAT adapting to the IP legal framework given present day realities and innovations in agriculture. Find out on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day today. ICRISAT works towards...

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Generating interest to boost South-South cooperation in agriculture

(L to R) Dr Moses Siambi, Research Program Director, Eastern and Southern Africa; Dr Florence M Wambugu, Founder Director and CEO of Africa Harvest; and Dr David Bergvinson, Director General, ICRISAT...

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Farmer’s perception of land degradation and solutions to restoring soil...

This post was featured in World Agroforestry Centre. Ensuring food security, reducing poverty and improving the resilient of poor smallholders famers living in the drylands are the biggest challenges...

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Nitrogen-efficient crops on the horizon: Can we grow more with fewer emissions?

Collaborators Santosh Deshpande (ICRISAT) and G. Subbarao (JIRCAS) in a BNI sorghum trial. A group of scientists from the Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) Research Consortium, of which the...

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World Day to Combat Desertification: ICRISAT’s definitive steps towards a...

Every year, 12 million hectares of fertile land are degraded, its six-inch thick topsoil eroded, by drought and soil abuse. This land, that could produce 20 million tons of grain in a year, is turning...

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Like our crops, we have grown

Project leader Dr Andre van Rooyen with the project farmers . Photo: Violette Kee-Tui . Mid-way through a meeting between local farmers and close to 30 national and provincial level participants...

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Innovation Platforms: Effective Livelihood Options for Drought-stricken...

Mr Marizane compares the nutrient status of his soil.  Photo: M Hauser, ICRISAT In drought-prone Marara, Central Mozambique, farmers struggling through crop failure and extreme weather patterns could...

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Bioreclamation of Degraded Lands: restoring roots, rights and resilience in...

On World Food Day today, the PASAM-TAI project in Niger illustrates how food security and rural development go hand in hand Pomme du Sahel, a nutritious and drought-tolerant fruit tree. Every year,...

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Seamless crop-livestock integration in drought-prone Zimbabwe: Discovering...

Mucuna, a high protein, drought-tolerant legume not only improves soil fertility and resists Striga, but also helps smallholder crop-livestock farmers cope with climate change. Photo: Patricia...

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Women empowerment is key to food and economic security in Malawi

Farming became the only option for Witness Ngwira after losing her husband. It provided food for her family. But farming too was not so viable given the erratic rainfall, lack of inputs and knowledge...

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How do we fight the Fall armyworm, the new wound of African agriculture ?

Feeding on sorghum in Niger Two years after its first detection in West Africa, this invasive caterpillar is threatening the food security of millions of small farmers in over 30 African countries. To...

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Science-policy dialogue around future farming ‘scenarios’ for climate smart...

Photo: A woman farmer checks the quality of a new groundnut variety during a participatory varietal selection trial. in Tsholotsho District, Matabeleland North province, Zimbabwe. Groundnut is seen by...

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Breathing life into dying soils in harsh landscapes of the Ethiopian Highlands

The right amount of fertilizers in the right location increase yields and reduces fertilizer wastage. Photo: T. Amede As the Global Landscapes Forum – the world’s largest science-led platform on...

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Oil super rich groundnut ICGV 03043 ready to quench India’s thirst for peanut...

Groundnut farmer Narasimha Reddy comparing groundnut variety K6 with ICGV 03043. “I’m very pleased with new groundnut variety ICGV 03043 because its seed rate is low, it requires less fertilizer and...

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Enabling Marginalized Farmers to Have a Say in Crop Cultivar Selection

In Indervelly village, North Telangana, India, a few weeks after the last rains in mid-November, cotton seeds are ripening, ready for harvest and farmers are getting their fields ready for post-rainy...

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Agriculture Policy: An actionable strategy to make doubling of farmers’...

The Modi government has further launched a number of schemes for achieving sustainable agricultural growth. The focus is now on the “profitability” rather than simply the “productivity” aspect of...

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Resilience over profitability: Could agricultural research deliver on both?

Striga weed wreaks havoc on sorghum but can be managed through the ‘Integrated Striga and Soil Fertility Management’ strategy, boosting resilience and profit. PC: C Masiga, ICRISAT “Although in recent...

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Distant cousins of domesticated crops harbor traits to feed a hungry planet

Disease and salinity resistant pigeonpea, currently under evaluation, might soon reach millions of Indian farmers. PC: Michael Major/Crop Trust Recently, scientists found that more frequent flooding...

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Looking beyond the big staples

Improving nutrition through diet diversification and better food systems is key to good health and for this, we need to look beyond the big staples, says Dr Prabhu Pingali in this video blog. “Defining...

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‘Contour bunding’ preserves soils and boosts farmers’ incomes by 20% in Mali...

Farmers planting Andropogon grass on contour bunds A simple innovation can go a long way to help lives and livelihood of farmers in the drylands. A team of ICRISAT scientists in Mali have found that...

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