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The largest producer of pigeonpea in the world, India could increase its production three times, provided there are varieties resistant to diseases and adapted to climate change. Photo Credit: Michael Major/Crop Trust
The model will integrate 6,000 smallholder farmers into expansive value chains with focus on advanced cropping systems and post-harvest management
Walmart, ICRISAT launch entrepreneurial agribusiness model Read More
Agricultural Produce & Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2018 aims at raising the productivity of farm sector with emerging tools of modern agriculture with new technologies
New Agriculture Act is a facilitator, not regulator: Dr. Dalwai Read More
The Union Agriculture Minister will formally flag off the campaign for the National Year of Millets, in Pune which will be followed by a number of activities over the next few months
India Millet Mission campaign to begin in September Read More
Soil, water and socio-economic impact of the scheme to be assessed by scientists of ICRISAT
Telangana, ICRISAT sign MoU to assess Mission Kakatiya Read More
Developed by ICRISAT, India’s first biofortified sorghum (jowar), with significantly higher iron and zinc than regular sorghum, was formally launched today
India gets first biofortified sorghum Read More
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
Walmart invests $2M in ‘Farmer Market Readiness Program’ Read More
Agri-Business Incubator (ABI) of ICRISAT in association with The Entrepreneur Zone has invited applications for its 2nd batch of trainings for a 20-day Agribusiness Start-up Programme
Here is how you can become an agribusiness entrepreneur Read More
With the technology from NRGene, ICRISAT has chickpea and pigeon pea genomes to a reference level quality, that researchers can use. This would help maximise favourable nutritional properties of these high-protein legumes
ICRISAT, NRGene boost chickpea and pigeon pea research Read More
The two institutions will work together using novel crop innovation solutions based on KeyGene’s proprietary technologies and know-how
ICRISAT, KeyGene join hands for crop innovations Read More