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Preview: ICRISAT Uncovers Surprising Factors Behind Rural Obesity and Malnutrition: Urges Swift Policy Action

ICRISAT Uncovers Surprising Factors Behind Rural Obesity and Malnutrition: Urges Swift Policy Action

Media Release

Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Program Develops Underutilized Crops

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Program Develops Underutilized Crops

ICRISAT awarded to develop a predictive model to determine the usefulness of millets and pulses as a source of functional ingredients and nutrients.

Friday, June 23, 2023
Markets, Institutions & Policies, Food and Nutrition Security, Food and Value Chains, Enabling Systems Transformation
Harvesting Hope: Empowering Tribal Women as Millet Entrepreneurs

Harvesting Hope: Empowering Tribal Women as Millet Entrepreneurs

FEATURE

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Markets, Institutions & Policies, Gender and Youth, Skills Transfer, Food and Nutrition Security, 3 more…
Empowering farmers to make data-based decisions for better climate resilience

Empowering farmers to make data-based decisions for better climate resilience

Partnerships for the goals

Sunday, December 25, 2022
Environmental Conservation, Markets, Institutions & Policies, Climate Action, Technology adoption and impact analysis, 1 more…
Increasing women’s involvement in the workforce can improve dietary diversity

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

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

Media release

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Environmental Conservation, Geo Spatial and Big Data Sciences, Markets, Institutions & Policies, Gender and Youth, 8 more…
An investment planning tool to boost climate-smart agriculture technologies

An investment planning tool to boost climate-smart agriculture technologies

Media release

Friday, September 30, 2022
Markets, Institutions & Policies, Asia, Climate Action
Supporting a new generation of climate-smart innovators

Supporting a new generation of climate-smart innovators

Feature

Thursday, September 15, 2022
Geo Spatial and Big Data Sciences, Markets, Institutions & Policies, Skills Transfer, West & Central Africa, 3 more…
Dr Ramesh Singh, principal scientist – soil and water conservation at the ICRISAT Development Center (IDC) bagged the Bhagirath Samman Award by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government in India. He received this award for his outstanding contribution to doubling of farmers income through natural resource management in eight locations across seven districts of UP, Bundelkhand region between 2018 and 2022. The award was presented to him on May 15, 2022.

Dr Ramesh Singh, principal scientist – soil and water conservation at the ICRISAT Development Center (IDC) bagged the Bhagirath Samman Award by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government in India. He received this award for his outstanding contribution to doubling of farmers income through natural resource management in eight locations across seven districts of UP, Bundelkhand region between 2018 and 2022. The award was presented to him on May 15, 2022.

Monday, May 23, 2022
Environmental Conservation, Markets, Institutions & Policies, Skills Transfer, Asia, 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

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