Crop protection and Seed Health

Crop protection and Seed Health

Plant Health for Food Security: ICRISAT’s Integrated Approach to Grain Legume Disease Management
Crop ImprovementPest and Disease ControlCrop protection and Seed Health

Plant Health for Food Security: ICRISAT’s Integrated Approach to Grain Legume Disease Management

International Plant Health Day Feature | 12 May 2026

ICRISAT-Bred Sorghum Flourishes in the Drylands of Saudi Arabia
Crop BreedingCrop protection and Seed HealthKnowledge and capacity development

ICRISAT-Bred Sorghum Flourishes in the Drylands of Saudi Arabia

A collaborative effort between ICRISAT, FAO, and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is driving transformative change in rainfed cereal farming with the adoption of ICSR 14001 sorghum. Supported under the Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Saudi REEF Program), this initiative has identified nine improved forage and dual-purpose sorghum and pearl millet varieties, enhancing productivity and resilience in dryland agriculture.

Disease and Pest Management of Legumes and Cereals in Africa
Resilient Farm and Food SystemsCrop protection and Seed HealthMalawi

Disease and Pest Management of Legumes and Cereals in Africa

Advancing Sustainable Practices for Crop Health and Food Security

Empowering West Africa Against Locust Threats: Harnessing the Expertise of Women Scientists
West & Central AfricaCrop protection and Seed HealthClimate Adaptation and Mitigation

Empowering West Africa Against Locust Threats: Harnessing the Expertise of Women Scientists

A Machine Learning Engineer at SERVIR West Africa Program is strengthening the p-Locust platform for better locust risk predictions

Groundnut Stakeholders Convene to Enhance Production and Export Strategies in Telangana
Crop BreedingCrop protection and Seed HealthIndia

Groundnut Stakeholders Convene to Enhance Production and Export Strategies in Telangana

Press Release

SBI Foundation Joins Hands with UAS Raichur and ICRISAT to Launch “SMART-CROP” Initiative
Crop BreedingCrop protection and Seed Health

SBI Foundation Joins Hands with UAS Raichur and ICRISAT to Launch “SMART-CROP” Initiative

Safeguarding Global Food Security, CGIAR Germplasm Health Units Pave the Way for Safe Seed Exchange
Seed SystemsCrop BreedingCrop protection and Seed HealthGenebank

Safeguarding Global Food Security, CGIAR Germplasm Health Units Pave the Way for Safe Seed Exchange

Media Release

Biofortified Forage, Summer Pearl Millet, and Multi-Trait Cultivars Lead Discussions at Pearl Millet Scientists' Field Day
Crop ImprovementAccelerated Crop ImprovementCrop protection and Seed Health

Biofortified Forage, Summer Pearl Millet, and Multi-Trait Cultivars Lead Discussions at Pearl Millet Scientists' Field Day

Media Release

New Discovery in Peanut Defense Mechanisms Offers Hope for Disease Resistance
Seed SystemsCrop ImprovementCrop BreedingCrop protection and Seed HealthGenomics, Pre-breeding and BioinformaticsCell Molecular Biology And Genetic EngineeringNutrition, dietary behaviour and Smart FoodCell & Molecular Biology and Trait Engineering

New Discovery in Peanut Defense Mechanisms Offers Hope for Disease Resistance

Media Release

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%.

Seeds of Hope: Overcoming Zimbabwe's Drought Crisis with Community-led Innovation
Seed SystemsEastern and Southern AfricaAccelerated Crop ImprovementCrop protection and Seed HealthZimbabwe

Seeds of Hope: Overcoming Zimbabwe's Drought Crisis with Community-led Innovation

Media Release

ICRISAT Revolutionizes Crop Testing with Portable Technology
Seed SystemsCrop ImprovementFood and Value ChainsCrop protection and Seed HealthCrop Physiology And Modeling

ICRISAT Revolutionizes Crop Testing with Portable Technology

Media Release

Embracing Pulses for Food Security and a Sustainable Future
Food and Nutrition SecurityInternational Year of Millets 2023Crop BreedingCrop protection and Seed HealthGenebank

Embracing Pulses for Food Security and a Sustainable Future

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

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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

www.icrisat.org