Twenty refurbished computers from ICRISAT were donated to the charitable trust, which would directly benefit Kriti initiatives in Shaikpet, Khairtabad and Secunderabad mandals
The new convention promises to substantially cut the time required to develop new pigeonpea lines with desirable traits, effectively bringing food to dryland communities faster.
The gathering, organised by ICRISAT’s Chickpea Breeding Unit, brought together 38 leading scientists and researchers to explore the latest advancements in chickpea innovation.
The newly launched ‘Technology on Wheels’ reflects ICRISAT's commitment to bridging the gap between scientific advancements and in-the-field implementation
The conflict's ripple effect on global food and fertilizer prices has hit these Sahelian countries particularly hard, making food scarcer and unaffordable, especially for women and their children.
World Vegetable Centre (WVC) Director Marco Wopereis said vegetable consumption across the world was going down alarmingly, with people preferring junk food and processed food over vegetables and fruits.
The new groundnut variety BARI Chinabadam-12 (ICGV 07219), which has tan-colored kernels and exhibits desirable market traits, has been approved for commercial cultivation
The research conducted by ICRISAT and the University of Georgia sheds light on finger millet's genetic structure, particularly at the chromosome level.
ICRISAT has developed a mobile gaming app name MRIDA (Managing resources for integrated development of agriculture) to help smallholder farmers strategise climate-smart agricultural practices to enhance soil carbon that eventually increases yield and builds resilience.
The initiative funded by the Government of Telangana aims to expand groundnut production which is presently only cultivated on 0.3 million hectares of land in the State.