Food and Nutrition Security

USAID and ICRISAT to enhance agro-pastoral productivity and market development in Niger

Media release

Monday, March 13, 2023

Farmer field days create demand for new millet and legume seeds in Mali

Feature

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Skills Transfer, Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa

Increasing women’s involvement in the workforce can improve dietary diversity

Co-authored by Nikita Sangwan, Centre for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE), and Dr Shalander Kumar, ICRISAT.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Markets, Institutions & Policies, Food and Nutrition Security

High-resolution spatial maps to assess climate-related shocks

Media release

Monday, November 28, 2022

Geospatial and Digital Technology, Food and Nutrition Security, Asia, Climate Action

USAID, NASA, and Partners Launch the Second Phase of the SERVIR West Africa Program

Media release

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Environmental Conservation, Geospatial and Digital Technology, Markets, Institutions & Policies, Gender and Youth, 8 more…

Breeders seek climate-resilient pearl millet with better food, fodder traits

ICRISAT pearl millet scientists’ field day

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Food and Nutrition Security, Asia, Climate Action, Partnerships, 1 more…

Food Loss is an Opportunity Lost

Opinion Piece by Dr Jacqueline Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Food and Nutrition Security

Generating momentum: International Year of Millets 2023 (IYOM 23)

Webinar

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Food and Nutrition Security, Agribusiness, Food and Value Chains

ICRISAT alumnus wins Borlaug Field Award for work on biofortified pearl millet

Feature

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Crop Improvement, Genetic Research, Food and Nutrition Security, International Year of Millets 2023

Good practices on millet mainstreaming: NITI Aayog and ICRISAT to share expertise and knowledge

Webinar

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Food and Nutrition Security, Partnerships

Climate-smart sorghum varieties most valued among Tanzanian farmers: ICRISAT study

Media release

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Food and Nutrition Security, Eastern and Southern Africa, Climate Action, International Year of Millets 2023

TCI and ICRISAT continue partnership to improve access to Indian food systems data

Media release

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Food and Nutrition Security, Partnerships

Fostering ties for climate resilient food systems in Mali

ICRISAT’s Deputy Director General-Research, Dr Arvind Kumar, visited Mali and met with the Minister of Rural Development, government officials, donors and partners.

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, Institutional News

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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 non-profit scientific research for development organization, specializing in improving dryland farming and agri-food systems. The Institute was established as an international organization in 1972, by a Memorandum of Agreement between the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and the Government of India. ICRISAT works with global partners to develop innovative science-backed solutions to overcoming hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and environmental degradation on behalf of the 2.1 billion people who reside in the drylands of Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and beyond.

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