ISARC Director Awarded with Uttar Pradesh’s Highest Civilian Award
27 January 2026, Uttar Pradesh: Dr. Sudhanshu Singh, Director of the IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), has received the Uttar Pradesh
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Unlocking Investment and Innovation in Dryland Crops: A Business Forum on Sorghum and Groundnut in Tanzania
27 January 2026, Tanzania: A Stronger Seed System for Lasting Impact In Tanzania, the seed sector operates through a blend of formal, semi-formal, and informal
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CIMMYT Statement on the Passing of Shahidul Islam
27 January 2026, Bangladesh: CIMMYT expresses its deepest condolences to the family of Shahidul Islam following reports of his passing. The circumstances
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AI, Copyright, And Content Licensing In Digital Agriculture
24 January 2026, Africa: The large language models (LLMs) that power most artificial intelligence chatbots and other applications are exponentially more massive
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A Simple Shift in Pigeonpea Planting Could Boost Yield by 20 Percent
24 January 2026, Odisha: New research by ICRISAT shows that transplanting pigeonpea can increase yields by nearly 20 percent, raising productivity from
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CIMMYT and Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) Strengthen Collaboration through visit at CIMMYT Kenya
24 January 2026, Kenya: A delegation from the JAAS visited CIMMYT Kenya to engage with CIMMYT on maize and dryland crops research. The four-day engagement,
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How Citizen Science Is Transforming Pastoral Resilience
23 January 2026, Kenya: In the arid plains of northern Kenya, life often hangs on a delicate balance. Pastoralist families wake each
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Bringing Climate Information To Life: How Munda Makeover Is Empowering Zambian Farmers
23 January 2026, Zambia: Popular TV show demonstrates the power of connecting weather data with farming decisions across Zambia. Smallholder farmers across
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Plant Breeding Is A Critical Tool In The Fight Against Climate Change
23 January 2026, New Delhi: Why plant breeding is a critical tool in the fight against Climate Change Climate change exerts an
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A Global Public Good: The Quiet Science Sustaining the World’s Food Supply
23 January 2026, Mexico: The world’s food system is under growing strain. Farmers across continents are contending with depleted soils, fast-evolving crop diseases and
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