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Food and Nutrition Security

Preview: Safeguarding Groundnuts from Contamination

Safeguarding Groundnuts from Contamination

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

Friday, June 7, 2024
UE-APSAN-Mali Project: Supporting Food Security in Mali

UE-APSAN-Mali Project: Supporting Food Security in Mali

High-Quality Seeds Boost Crop Productivity and Climate Resilience

Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Seed Systems, Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, Mali
Safeguarding Agrobiodiversity for Food and Nutrition Security

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.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Environmental Conservation, Pest and Disease Control, Food and Nutrition Security, Climate Action, 2 more…
Including Millets in the Public Distribution System

Including Millets in the Public Distribution System

Originally published by the Hindustan Times

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Food and Nutrition Security, Poverty Alleviation, Institutional News
ICRISAT and FAO-SFE Cooperate to Combat Hidden Hunger in East and Southern Africa

ICRISAT and FAO-SFE Cooperate to Combat Hidden Hunger in East and Southern Africa

Feature

Friday, April 12, 2024
Food and Nutrition Security, Agribusiness and Innovation Platform, Nutrition, dietary behaviour and Smart Food
ICRISAT Welcomes New Chapter as International Year of Millets Concludes

ICRISAT Welcomes New Chapter as International Year of Millets Concludes

Food and Agriculture Leaders Commit to Continued Collaboration

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Food and Nutrition Security, Partnerships, International Year of Millets 2023, Institutional News
ICRISAT Celebrates International Women's Day 2024

ICRISAT Celebrates International Women's Day 2024

Investing in Women to Accelerate Progress

Friday, March 8, 2024
Gender and Youth, Skills Transfer, Food and Nutrition Security, Asia, 4 more…
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…
Forgotten millet should solve India's rice problem, 'resistant to diverse climate'

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)

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Food and Nutrition Security, Asia, Climate Action, International Year of Millets 2023, 1 more…
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…
SERVIR Clubs: Transforming STEM Education and Gender Equity in Senegal

SERVIR Clubs: Transforming STEM Education and Gender Equity in Senegal

Collaborative Efforts Bridging the Gender Gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in Senegal, West Africa

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Gender and Youth, Skills Transfer, Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, 1 more…
ICRISAT Boosts Food Security in Niger and Chad During Ukraine-Russian Conflict

ICRISAT Boosts Food Security in Niger and Chad During Ukraine-Russian Conflict

Media release

Thursday, October 26, 2023
Seed Systems, Food and Nutrition Security, Accelerated Crop Improvement, Genebank, 1 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