ICAR, ICRISAT sign 5-yr action plan for dryland farming
ICRISAT and ICAR have a long-standing partnership of several decades, collaborating on agriculture research agenda
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Karnataka bets big on millets to combat climate change and providing nutrition security
Over the years, Karnataka has been taking progressive steps in agriculture sector. In the past, one such initiative, Rashtriya eMarket Services (ReMS), an online platform for agriculture commodity trade has been the core idea behind launching the e-National Agriculture Market (eNAM) in 2015 by the Central government. With the threats looming from climate change and frequent droughts, the state is promoting millets as smart food. In an exclusive interview with Agriculture Post, NH Shivashankara Reddy, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka discussed issues ranging from its millets programme to various agricultural policies of the state.
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Walmart, ICRISAT launch entrepreneurial agribusiness model
The model will integrate 6,000 smallholder farmers into expansive value chains with focus on advanced cropping systems and post-harvest management
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Walmart invests $2M in ‘Farmer Market Readiness Program’
The project will set up community-based millet and legume processing facilities, provide access to training and more productive plant varieties and educate buyers in the market about the nutritional value of grain legumes to help boost demand
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