Accelerated Crop Improvement

Program area within ICRISAT

Small Stature, Big Impact: How SAMSORG 52 is Redefining Sorghum Farming in Nigeria
Gender and YouthCrop ImprovementFood and Nutrition SecurityWest & Central AfricaFood and Value ChainsAccelerated Crop ImprovementEnabling Systems Transformation

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

Blog

ICRISAT and Partners Discover New Gene for Sterility Mosaic Disease Resistance in Pigeonpea
Accelerated Crop ImprovementCrop BreedingGenomics, Pre-breeding and Bioinformatics

ICRISAT and Partners Discover New Gene for Sterility Mosaic Disease Resistance in Pigeonpea

ICRISAT researchers, together with IIPR-Uttar Pradesh, RPCAU-Bihar, and IARI-Assam, have successfully identified a gene that is linked to Sterility Mosaic Disease (SMD) resistance: 'Ccsmd04'

ICRISAT to Deliver World-Class Services as CGIAR’s Breeding Resources South Asia Hub
Accelerated Crop ImprovementCrop BreedingSouth-South Cooperation

ICRISAT to Deliver World-Class Services as CGIAR’s Breeding Resources South Asia Hub

Media Release

Hybrid Pearl Millet Brings New Hope to Nigeria’s Drylands: Boosting Productivity and Nutrition Amid Climate Challenges
Accelerated Crop ImprovementCrop BreedingNigeria

Hybrid Pearl Millet Brings New Hope to Nigeria’s Drylands: Boosting Productivity and Nutrition Amid Climate Challenges

Creating a Network of Aflatoxin Management Champions in the Global South
Accelerated Crop ImprovementKnowledge and capacity development

Creating a Network of Aflatoxin Management Champions in the Global South

Media Release

ICRISAT Brings Frontier Agricultural Science to the Caribbean in Landmark Partnership
CGIARFood and Nutrition SecurityAccelerated Crop ImprovementEnabling Systems TransformationPartnershipsSouth-South Cooperation

ICRISAT Brings Frontier Agricultural Science to the Caribbean in Landmark Partnership

Media release

A Season Redefined — Farmers and Scientists Unite to Pioneer Summer Pigeonpea Cultivation
Seed SystemsAccelerated Crop ImprovementCrop Breeding

A Season Redefined — Farmers and Scientists Unite to Pioneer Summer Pigeonpea Cultivation

Known as ICPV 25444, the cultivar represents a departure from tradition—and perhaps, a shift in the trajectory of pulse production in India.

ICRISAT and ISRA-CERAAS Host Landmark Training to Strengthen Climate Adaptation through Community Seed Production
West & Central AfricaAccelerated Crop Improvement

ICRISAT and ISRA-CERAAS Host Landmark Training to Strengthen Climate Adaptation through Community Seed Production

Advancing Peanut Genomics and Biotechnology: AAGB 2025 Conference
Accelerated Crop ImprovementGenomics, Pre-breeding and Bioinformatics

Advancing Peanut Genomics and Biotechnology: AAGB 2025 Conference

ICRISAT organized the 13th International Conference on Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology (AAGB-2025) from 23-25 March 2025 in Goa, India in collaboration with The Peanut Research Foundation, USA

Breakthrough Discovery Offers Hope Against Devastating Groundnut Disease
Accelerated Crop ImprovementCrop BreedingCrop protection and Seed Health

Breakthrough Discovery Offers Hope Against Devastating Groundnut Disease

A major scientific breakthrough from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) could help groundnut farmers worldwide avert billions in crop losses from stem rot, a disease that slashes yield by up to 80%.

SKUAST-K, ICRISAT Sign MoU to Boost Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Accelerated Crop ImprovementCrop Breeding

SKUAST-K, ICRISAT Sign MoU to Boost Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Jammu and Kashmir, India

The agreement also includes plans for joint workshops, training programs, and seminars aimed at building capacity among researchers, extension workers, and farmers.

ICRISAT’s Rapid-Ragi Breakthrough Promises Faster, Cost-Effective Finger Millet Breeding
Accelerated Crop ImprovementCrop Breeding

ICRISAT’s Rapid-Ragi Breakthrough Promises Faster, Cost-Effective Finger Millet Breeding

ICRISAT publishes first-of-its-kind speed breeding protocol for finger millet

ICRISAT’s Sorghum Scientists’ Field Day Highlights Over 13,000 Advanced Breeding Innovations
Accelerated Crop ImprovementResilient Farm and Food SystemsCrop BreedingIndia

ICRISAT’s Sorghum Scientists’ Field Day Highlights Over 13,000 Advanced Breeding Innovations

Media Release

Get updates in your mailbox

By clicking "Subscribe" I confirm I have read and agree to the Privacy Policy.

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

For all media inquiries, please email: info.comms@icrisat.org

Contact

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

+919849678962

info.comms@icrisat.org

www.icrisat.org