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Preview: How Training Farmers to Produce Improved Seeds Helps Mitigate Food Insecurity in Conflict-Affected Sudan

How Training Farmers to Produce Improved Seeds Helps Mitigate Food Insecurity in Conflict-Affected Sudan

Sustainable Agrifood Systems Approach for Sudan (SASAS) program empowers farmers and herders to reduce the need for humanitarian assistance in conflict-affected Sudan

Building Agricultural Capacity and Resilience in Fragile Contexts

Building Agricultural Capacity and Resilience in Fragile Contexts

Train-the-Trainer Initiative Enhances Good Practices and Quality Seed Use

West & Central Africa, Institutional News, Genebank
Enhancing Farmers' Resilience in Senegal

Enhancing Farmers' Resilience in Senegal

AICCRA project positively impacts farmers' lives through Climate-Smart Agriculture and Climate Information Services

West & Central Africa, Resilient Farm and Food Systems, Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
Modernizing Agricultural Monitoring in West Africa Using Earth Observation Data

Modernizing Agricultural Monitoring in West Africa Using Earth Observation Data

A SERVIR West Africa Community of Practice is Leading the Way

Geo Spatial and Big Data Sciences, West & Central Africa, Climate Action, Digital Agriculture
Empowering Women’s Associations to Combat Land Degradation and Achieve Carbon Market Success

Empowering Women’s Associations to Combat Land Degradation and Achieve Carbon Market Success

SERVIR WA to Support Commune-Level Development Planning in Burkina Faso

Geo Spatial and Big Data Sciences, West & Central Africa, Landscapes, Soil Fertility and Water Management
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

Seed Systems, Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, Mali
Championing Sustainable Agriculture in Niger

Championing Sustainable Agriculture in Niger

SERVIR WA Supports Land Restoration Initiatives

Environmental Conservation, West & Central Africa, Partnerships, Landscapes, Soil Fertility and Water Management, 1 more…
Empowering West Africa Against Locust Threats: Harnessing the Expertise of Women Scientists

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

West & Central Africa, Crop protection and Seed Health, Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
ICRISAT Celebrates International Women's Day 2024

ICRISAT Celebrates International Women's Day 2024

Investing in Women to Accelerate Progress

Gender and Youth, Skills Transfer, Food and Nutrition Security, Asia, 4 more…
ICRISAT Breakthrough: World's First Pigeonpea Speed Breeding Protocol to Bolster Food Security in Drylands of Asia and Africa

ICRISAT Breakthrough: World's First Pigeonpea Speed Breeding Protocol to Bolster Food Security in Drylands of Asia and Africa

Media release

Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, West & Central Africa, Crop Breeding
ICRISAT Hosts Technology Commercialization Training for African Nations with Support from the Government of India

ICRISAT Hosts Technology Commercialization Training for African Nations with Support from the Government of India

Media Release

Gender and Youth, Skills Transfer, Eastern and Southern Africa, West & Central Africa
Nurturing Agricultural Resilience: Crop Modelling and Climate Strategies Unveiled at Senegal Workshop

Nurturing Agricultural Resilience: Crop Modelling and Climate Strategies Unveiled at Senegal Workshop

Empowering Sub-Saharan Africa's Agricultural Visionaries in the Face of Climate Change

West & Central Africa, Digital Agriculture, Mali
Celebrating International Year of Millets in Mali

Celebrating International Year of Millets in Mali

Minister for Agriculture Calls for Strengthened Cooperation with ICRISAT

Markets, Institutions & Policies, West & Central Africa, International Year of Millets 2023
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Martin Muluka Senior Communications Specialist – East and Southern Africa
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Agathe Diama Senior Communications Specialist – West and Central Africa
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Mohd Fareeduddin Digital Marketing and Web Administration Lead
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