ICRISAT Strengthens Global Capacity on Digital Sequence Information to Support Future-Ready Genebanks

ICRISAT Strengthens Global Capacity on Digital Sequence Information to Support Future-Ready Genebanks

Five-day hands-on training equips scientists from Asia and Africa with practical genomics skills to improve the use of germplasm for breeding and food security. 

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Digital Innovations Take Center Stage in the Global Fight Against Red Palm Weevil

Digital Innovations Take Center Stage in the Global Fight Against Red Palm Weevil

Launch of Workstream 3 – Digital Innovations under the Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control at ICRISAT, Hyderabad

ICRISAT Releases First-Ever Biofortified Pearl Millet for Zimbabwe and the ESA Region

ICRISAT Releases First-Ever Biofortified Pearl Millet for Zimbabwe and the ESA Region

Kenyan Women’s Agro-Processing Gets a Boost Through ICRISAT Training and Energy-Efficient Ovens

Kenyan Women’s Agro-Processing Gets a Boost Through ICRISAT Training and Energy-Efficient Ovens

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New Genomic Discovery from ICRISAT Could Save Farmers Millions by Preventing Groundnut Sprouting Before Harvest

New Genomic Discovery from ICRISAT Could Save Farmers Millions by Preventing Groundnut Sprouting Before Harvest

Breakthrough study identifies varieties and key genes to halt sprouting before harvest in groundnut due to unseasonal rains.

International Conference on Innovations to Transform Dryland Agriculture through South–South Cooperation

International Conference on Innovations to Transform Dryland Agriculture through South–South Cooperation

PRESS RELEASE – First Announcement / Save the Date Venue: ICRISAT–Patancheru, Hyderabad, India

ICRISAT’s Climate-Resilient Pigeonpea Demonstrates Outstanding Performance in the Kashmir Valley Opening New Pathways for Food Security and Farmer Incomes

ICRISAT’s Climate-Resilient Pigeonpea Demonstrates Outstanding Performance in the Kashmir Valley Opening New Pathways for Food Security and Farmer Incomes

ICRISAT and ITEC Advance Agri-Entrepreneurship Capacity in the Global South Through Strategic Innovation Management Program

ICRISAT and ITEC Advance Agri-Entrepreneurship Capacity in the Global South Through Strategic Innovation Management Program

34 professionals from 21 nations undergo intensive training to accelerate entrepreneurship and food system resilience

Reinventing Kenya’s Snack Future with Dryland Grains

Reinventing Kenya’s Snack Future with Dryland Grains

Faces of Impact - Video Feature Story

ICRISAT and CGIAR Champion Multifunctional Landscapes Approach at AERA Annual Conference

ICRISAT and CGIAR Champion Multifunctional Landscapes Approach at AERA Annual Conference

ICRISAT Session at AERA Annual Conference calls for systems thinking, governance reforms and stronger inter-departmental coordination

ICRISAT Unveils High-Resolution Irrigated–Rainfed Cropland Map to Strengthen National Policy Decisions

ICRISAT Unveils High-Resolution Irrigated–Rainfed Cropland Map to Strengthen National Policy Decisions

UN World Soil Day 2025: Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities

UN World Soil Day 2025: Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities

Opinion piece by Dr Himanshu Pathak Director General, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Small Stature, Big Impact: How SAMSORG 52 is Redefining Sorghum Farming in Nigeria

Small Stature, Big Impact: How SAMSORG 52 is Redefining Sorghum Farming in Nigeria

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About The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a pioneering International Organization committed to developing and improving dryland farming and agri-food systems to address the challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and environmental degradation affecting the 2.1 billion people residing in the drylands of Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and beyond.

ICRISAT was established under a Memorandum of Agreement between the Government of India and the CGIAR on the 28 March 1972. In accordance with the Headquarters Agreement, the Government of India has extended the status of a specified “International Organisation” to ICRISAT under section 3 of the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947 of the Republic of India through Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. UI/222(66)/71, dated 28 October 1972, issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

Our offices:

Asia: India (Headquarters - Hyderabad)

East and Southern Africa:  Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe

West and Central Africa: Mali, Niger, Nigeria

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