India gets first biofortified sorghum
Developed by ICRISAT, India’s first biofortified sorghum (jowar), with significantly higher iron and zinc than regular sorghum, was formally launched today
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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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Here is how you can become an agribusiness entrepreneur
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
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ICRISAT, NRGene boost chickpea and pigeon pea research
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
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ICRISAT, KeyGene join hands for crop innovations
The two institutions will work together using novel crop innovation solutions based on KeyGene’s proprietary technologies and know-how
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Two women scientists to get ICRISAT’s highest award
ICRISAT today announced its highest award for research. Dr Mamta Sharma and Dr Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur are joint recipients of the Doreen Margaret Mashler Award for 2018, for significant work in their respective research fields of plant pathology and biotechnology at the organisation
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ICRISAT, DowDuPont to share advance breeding technologies
ICRISAT and Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, today inked a multi-year partnership to strengthen food security by improving crops that feed millions through sharing of high-tech and modern breeding technologies
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ICRISAT to implement Bhoochetana initiative in Odisha
Government of Odisha and ICRISAT signed an MoA to potentially benefit 4.35 million farmers in the state. The 3-year agreement is set to reach 6.1 million hectare of farmland in 30 districts of Odisha through a science-led development approach
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