Climate Action

Maharashtra Moves Early to Tackle Threat of El Niño-Driven Monsoon Disruptions
Markets, Institutions & PoliciesClimate ActionEnabling Systems TransformationIndia

Maharashtra Moves Early to Tackle Threat of El Niño-Driven Monsoon Disruptions

ICRISAT, ICAR, AICRPAM and SAUs released a new anticipatory action and response plan recommending climate-resilient crops, water-saving practices and district-level contingency measures to reduce climate-related risks in Maharashtra, India.

Modernizing Agricultural Monitoring in West Africa Using Earth Observation Data
Geo Spatial and Big Data SciencesWest & Central AfricaClimate ActionDigital Agriculture

Modernizing Agricultural Monitoring in West Africa Using Earth Observation Data

A SERVIR West Africa Community of Practice is Leading the Way

Improved water management practices empower women in the drylands of India
Climate ActionResilient Farm and Food SystemsICRISAT Development Center

Improved water management practices empower women in the drylands of India

Feature (originally published in Wikifarmer)

SERVIR West Africa Shines at Geo for Good: Spotlight on Artisanal Mining Monitoring
Geo Spatial and Big Data SciencesWest & Central AfricaClimate ActionDigital Agriculture

SERVIR West Africa Shines at Geo for Good: Spotlight on Artisanal Mining Monitoring

SERVIR West Africa contributes to Google Geo for Good (G4G 2023) Summit

Driving Innovation through Active Farmer Participation
West & Central AfricaClimate ActionPoverty AlleviationTechnology adoption and impact analysis

Driving Innovation through Active Farmer Participation

USAID and ICRISAT introduce a pioneering Technology Transfer Framework

ICRISAT Strengthens Agricultural Partnerships in Mali
Skills TransferWest & Central AfricaClimate ActionPartnerships

ICRISAT Strengthens Agricultural Partnerships in Mali

Media Release

Safeguarding Agrobiodiversity for Food and Nutrition Security
Environmental ConservationFood and Nutrition SecurityPest and Disease ControlClimate ActionPartnershipsGenebank

Safeguarding Agrobiodiversity for Food and Nutrition Security

ICRISAT joins the global community in celebrating the UN International Day for Biological Diversity, highlighting the Genebank's role in conserving and protecting agrobiodiversity.

Promoting Sustainable and Resilient Crop-Livestock Systems in Niger 
Climate ActionClimate Adaptation and MitigationNiger

Promoting Sustainable and Resilient Crop-Livestock Systems in Niger 

Can the promotion of forage legume crops significantly impact livestock productivity and contribute to establishing sustainable crop-livestock systems in agro-pastoral settings? 

New Research Decodes Pearl Millet’s Climate Resilience and Nutritional Secrets
Crop ImprovementFood and Nutrition SecurityGenetic ResearchClimate ActionAccelerated Crop ImprovementPartnerships

New Research Decodes Pearl Millet’s Climate Resilience and Nutritional Secrets

Media Release

Strategies to Strengthen Senegal’s Seed System for Climate Adaptation
Skills TransferMarkets, Institutions & PoliciesClimate ActionEnabling Systems TransformationResilient Farm and Food Systems

Strategies to Strengthen Senegal’s Seed System for Climate Adaptation

Senegal’s agricultural sector faces increasing challenges from climate change, which threatens food security and smallholder livelihoods. A recent workshop in Thiès underscored the vital role of community-led seed production in improving access to locally adapted seeds and the need for effective seed system policies to build farmers’ climate resilience.

ICRISAT Celebrates Earth Day: Commits to Reduced Plastic Use
Environmental ConservationClimate ActionInstitutional News

ICRISAT Celebrates Earth Day: Commits to Reduced Plastic Use

Media Release

Forgotten millet should solve India's rice problem, 'resistant to diverse climate'
Food and Nutrition SecurityAsiaClimate ActionInternational Year of Millets 2023Nutrition, dietary behaviour and Smart Food

Forgotten millet should solve India's rice problem, 'resistant to diverse climate'

Originally published in NOS News of the Dutch Broadcasting Foundation Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)

Climate Change Sparks Changes in India's Pearl Millet Farming Zones: New Study
Geo Spatial and Big Data SciencesAsiaClimate ActionTechnology adoption and impact analysisAccelerated Crop ImprovementPartnerships

Climate Change Sparks Changes in India's Pearl Millet Farming Zones: New Study

Media Release

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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

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

Contact

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

+91 8455683071

info.comms@icrisat.org

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