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Preview: ICRISAT Showcases Climate-Smart Millets and Organizes a Seed Fair in Kano, Nigeria

ICRISAT Showcases Climate-Smart Millets and Organizes a Seed Fair in Kano, Nigeria

ICRISAT's innovations capture interest at Nigeria's Open Day Exhibition

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Safeguarding Groundnuts from Contamination

Safeguarding Groundnuts from Contamination

ICRISAT Highlights Innovative Solutions to Combat Aflatoxin on World Food Safety Day

Friday, June 7, 2024
Seed Systems, Food and Nutrition Security, Crop Breeding
New Discovery in Peanut Defense Mechanisms Offers Hope for Disease Resistance

New Discovery in Peanut Defense Mechanisms Offers Hope for Disease Resistance

Media Release

Sunday, March 10, 2024
Seed Systems, Crop Improvement, Crop Breeding, Crop protection and Seed Health, 3 more…
ICRISAT Breakthrough: World's First Pigeonpea Speed Breeding Protocol to Bolster Food Security in Drylands of Asia and Africa

ICRISAT Breakthrough: World's First Pigeonpea Speed Breeding Protocol to Bolster Food Security in Drylands of Asia and Africa

Media release

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, West & Central Africa, Crop Breeding
Embracing Pulses for Food Security and a Sustainable Future

Embracing Pulses for Food Security and a Sustainable Future

Op-Ed by Director General of ICRISAT, Dr Jacqueline Hughes

Saturday, February 10, 2024
Food and Nutrition Security, International Year of Millets 2023, Crop Breeding, Crop protection and Seed Health, 1 more…
Groundnut Stakeholders Convene to Enhance Production and Export Strategies in Telangana

Groundnut Stakeholders Convene to Enhance Production and Export Strategies in Telangana

Press Release

Friday, February 2, 2024
Crop Breeding, Crop protection and Seed Health, India
New Superior Groundnut Variety Developed by ICRISAT & BARI Released in Bangladesh

New Superior Groundnut Variety Developed by ICRISAT & BARI Released in Bangladesh

Media Release

Saturday, July 29, 2023
Crop Improvement, Asia, Partnerships, Accelerated Crop Improvement, 1 more…
Finger Millet Genome Breakthrough to Help Safeguard Food Security

Finger Millet Genome Breakthrough to Help Safeguard Food Security

Media release

Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Genetic Research, Food and Nutrition Security, Eastern and Southern Africa, Accelerated Crop Improvement, 7 more…
Pioneering Pigeonpea Project Unveiled in India

Pioneering Pigeonpea Project Unveiled in India

Media Release

Friday, June 23, 2023
Crop Improvement, Food and Nutrition Security, Asia, Partnerships, 3 more…
ICRISAT and GIZ partners to mitigate the effects of aflatoxin contamination in Groundnut

ICRISAT and GIZ partners to mitigate the effects of aflatoxin contamination in Groundnut

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Malawi is partnering with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) to prevent and control aflatoxin contamination along the groundnut value chain to safeguard public health and boost farmer and export income.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Crop Improvement, Eastern and Southern Africa, Crop Breeding, Crop protection and Seed Health, 1 more…
ICRISAT offers 7000 plus unique materials for sorghum breeders to choose from

ICRISAT offers 7000 plus unique materials for sorghum breeders to choose from

Sorghum Scientists Field Day

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Partnerships, Crop Breeding
New variety of heart-healthy groundnut to benefit all of India

New variety of heart-healthy groundnut to benefit all of India

Feature

Thursday, September 15, 2022
Crop Improvement, Asia, Accelerated Crop Improvement, Crop Breeding
In a first, ICRISAT uses X-ray to assess peanuts' quality

In a first, ICRISAT uses X-ray to assess peanuts' quality

Media Release

Monday, September 12, 2022
Crop Improvement, Asia, Climate Action, Crop Breeding, 2 more…
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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

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Hyderabad, Telangana, India