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Crop Improvement

Preview: 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
Senegalese Farmers Embrace Climate-Smart Agricultural Innovations in AICCRA Project

Senegalese Farmers Embrace Climate-Smart Agricultural Innovations in AICCRA Project

Press Release

Saturday, December 2, 2023
Crop Improvement, Skills Transfer, Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, 4 more…
Boosting Millet Production: ICRISAT Joins Forces with the Assam Millet Mission

Boosting Millet Production: ICRISAT Joins Forces with the Assam Millet Mission

Press Release

Friday, November 10, 2023
Crop Improvement, Food and Nutrition Security, Asia, Agribusiness and Innovation Platform, 4 more…
New Research Decodes Pearl Millet’s Climate Resilience and Nutritional Secrets

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

Media Release

Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Crop Improvement, Genetic Research, Food and Nutrition Security, Climate Action, 2 more…
Kingdom of the Netherlands Strengthens Collaboration with ICRISAT in Mali

Kingdom of the Netherlands Strengthens Collaboration with ICRISAT in Mali

Friday, October 6, 2023
Crop Improvement, Skills Transfer, Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, 1 more…
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…
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…
Unlocking the Power of Millets and Sorghum

Unlocking the Power of Millets and Sorghum

Webinar

Friday, June 16, 2023
Seed Systems, Crop Improvement, Food and Nutrition Security, Partnerships, 1 more…
New High Oleic Acid Groundnut Variety with High Yield Potential Released in Gujarat

New High Oleic Acid Groundnut Variety with High Yield Potential Released in Gujarat

Variety Release

Thursday, June 15, 2023
Seed Systems, Crop Improvement, Genetic Research, Food and Nutrition Security, 3 more…
Unleashing the Power of Innovation at ICRISAT: Advancing Crop Breeding with Breakthrough Technologies

Unleashing the Power of Innovation at ICRISAT: Advancing Crop Breeding with Breakthrough Technologies

A quantum leap in crop breeding speed, precision, and savings on labor costs is possible with the latest phenotyping technologies available at ICRISAT. Breeders can now aim for agile research pipelines that respond to a rapidly changing climate.

Thursday, June 8, 2023
Crop Improvement, Climate Action, Partnerships, Technology adoption and impact analysis, 2 more…
New ICRISAT-FAO Partnership to Support Saudi Arabia's Quest for Boosting Cereal Production

New ICRISAT-FAO Partnership to Support Saudi Arabia's Quest for Boosting Cereal Production

Media Release

Thursday, June 1, 2023
Seed Systems, Crop Improvement, Food and Nutrition Security, Partnerships, 1 more…
Developing new groundnut varieties to boost farmer incomes in Telangana

Developing new groundnut varieties to boost farmer incomes in Telangana

Media release

Thursday, November 24, 2022
Crop Improvement, Skills Transfer, Asia, Partnerships
World Food Programme and ICRISAT: working to improve nutrition and build resilience in vulnerable communities

World Food Programme and ICRISAT: working to improve nutrition and build resilience in vulnerable communities

Supporting farming communities

Thursday, November 17, 2022
Seed Systems, Crop Improvement, West & Central Africa, Climate Action, 5 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: [email protected]

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