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Preview: 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

Thursday, April 4, 2024
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…
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

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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

Sunday, February 11, 2024
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

Friday, December 15, 2023
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

Saturday, December 2, 2023
Markets, Institutions & Policies, West & Central Africa, International Year of Millets 2023
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…
Building West Africa’s Earth Observation Marketplace through Carbon Accounting and Service Industrialization

Building West Africa’s Earth Observation Marketplace through Carbon Accounting and Service Industrialization

Saturday, December 2, 2023
West & Central Africa, Digital Agriculture
Nurturing Mali's Food Revolution

Nurturing Mali's Food Revolution

Empowering Communities for a Healthier Future

Thursday, October 19, 2023
Gender and Youth, Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, Food and Value Chains, 2 more…
Mali women in conflict zones aim to expand markets for tasty, nutritious millet products

Mali women in conflict zones aim to expand markets for tasty, nutritious millet products

Blog

Sunday, October 15, 2023
Gender and Youth, Skills Transfer, Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, 5 more…
Kingdom of the Netherlands Strengthens Collaboration with ICRISAT in Mali

Kingdom of the Netherlands Strengthens Collaboration with ICRISAT in Mali

Friday, October 6, 2023
Crop Improvement, Skills Transfer, Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, 1 more…
Africa Food Systems Forum 2023: Dar es Salaam Gathers 4000+ Delegates to Address Africa's Food Systems Transformation Goals

Africa Food Systems Forum 2023: Dar es Salaam Gathers 4000+ Delegates to Address Africa's Food Systems Transformation Goals

Tuesday, September 5, 2023
West & Central Africa, Partnerships, Food and Value Chains
ICRISAT Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Mali's Seed Industry

ICRISAT Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Mali's Seed Industry

Feature Story

Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Food and Nutrition Security, West & Central Africa, Partnerships, 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 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: [email protected]

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