ICRISAT Archives

Improved seeds and better agronomic practices increased groundnut pod yield by 40% in Koraput, Odisha

09 February 2022, Odisha: Traditional rainfed agriculture is the main source of livelihood for farmers in the Semiliguda block of Koraput.

08 February 2022, India: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has marked the start of its 50th anniversary

11 January 2022, UK: Researchers examining the nutritional benefits of millets have found that these “smart foods” can boost growth

13 December 2021, New Delhi: The Millet Movement in India’, the first coffee table book about the increasingly popular grain just published

19 October 2021, UK: A new study has shown that regular consumption of millets can improve hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels to reduce

10 October 2021, New Delhi: Three new chickpea varieties, with enhanced drought tolerance, disease resistance and increased yield, are set

06 October 2021, New Delhi: Mr Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation 35 new crop varieties and hybrids of which three

24 September 2021, New Delhi, IN: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Crops Research Institute for the

09 September 2021, Kenya: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food

06 September 2021, Hyderabad: In their battle against dry root rot (DRR) of chickpea, a devastating fungal disease emerging as