Celebrating a transformative moment with the launch of our new brand identity – our logo & slogan have arrived! Leading the way in sustainable agriculture, we are unwavering in our mission to enhance food security, enrich communities, and empower smallholder farmers across drylands. Our core values and dedication are vividly reflected in our renewed brand essence. Join us as we embark on this exciting journey forward. #NewBeginnings #SustainableGrowth
ICRISAT
Research Services
Hyderabad, Telangana 121,057 followers
Transforming Dryland Agriculture
About us
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi-arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people, and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these poor people to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agriculture. ICRISAT is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, with two regional hubs and six country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. CGIAR is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers who are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. www.cgiar.org ICRISAT conducts research protecting the environment.Dryland agriculture has long been viewed with pessimism and hopelessness. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and dependent on external aid. ICRISAT challenges this pessimistic view. Working with diverse partners in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa for almost four decades, ICRISAT has found that dryland farmers are ingenious and resourceful. By applying scientific innovations backed up with adequate policy, Vision, mission and approach ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. To achieve this, our mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. Our approach is through partnership-based international agricultural research-for-development that embodies Science with a Human Face. http://www.icrisat.org http://exploreit.icrisat.org
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https://www.icrisat.org
External link for ICRISAT
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1972
Locations
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Primary
Patancheru,
Hyderabad, Telangana 502324,, IN
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PO Box:39063
Nairobi, KE
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BP 320
Bamako, ML
Employees at ICRISAT
Updates
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We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chair of the CGIAR System Board, for receiving the prestigious MS Swaminathan Global Leadership #Award for Sustainable Development. With #ICRISAT's longstanding association with the late Prof MS Swaminathan and our collaboration with CAbC- MSSRF, we take great pride in this recognition and remain committed to our shared vision of a #hunger-free world.
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The recent study by ICAR- Indian Council of Agricultural Research in collaboration with #ICRISAT and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) highlights the need for crop diversification to improve productivity and soil health in India. "Most of our research trials have provided substantial evidence in favor of Conservation Agriculture-based cropping diversification and sustainable intensification,” says Dr ML Jat, Global Research Program Director, Resilient Farm and Food Systems, ICRISAT. Read the news: https://shorturl.at/aQo44 Read the publication: https://lnkd.in/gN8a9SHV
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Our recent side event, "A Systems Approach for Building Community Resilience," held during the 2024 Biennial Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Stakeholders’ Conference in Kigali, #Rwanda, and hosted by Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa - FARA, resulted in an eight-point action plan for enhancing climate resilience in dryland farming communities. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gC6C-FTF
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Ms. Lydia Murimi, Ms Priyanka Durgalla, and Mr Srinivas Bollam from ICRISAT shared insights on ICRISAT's work at the International Workshop on empowering youth and women in MSMEs. This "International Workshop on Effective Policies, Programs and Schemes for Empowering Youths & Women in Establishing and Managing MSMEs" is being organized by National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme) and African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), with participation from senior officials from 13 countries.
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In line with our commitment under International Plant Treaty, ICRISAT Genebank is repatriating 4 crops to #SouthKorea’s national Genebank. This recent consignment, flagged off by DG ICRISAT Dr. Jacqueline Hughes and overseen by Dr. Kuldeep Singh, Head of ICRISAT Genebank and team, extends our efforts to restore lost plant diversity to a total of 12 national programs worldwide since its inception!
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Our recent study examines #nutrition awareness in indigenous communities, focusing on pregnant women, lactating mothers, and young mothers in #Telangana . Comparing 282 indigenous individuals with 254 frontline staff, the study found knowledge levels in the former group were less than 50% of the latter. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gtM6HqSU via Sage authored by Padmaja Ravula, Kavitha Kasala and Dr. Abhishek Das
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Join us for the side event #HappeningToday at the 2024 Biennial Africa Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Stakeholders’ Conference, titled “A Systems Approach for Building Community Resilience" This event will take place from 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM CAT today at the Lemigo Hotel, Kigali, #Rwanda, as part of #SPAC2024 by Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa - FARA Register here to participate either in person or online through Zoom - https://lnkd.in/gzvtFnRW
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#ICRISATintheNews Our work on high oleic acid peanut varieties such as Girnar 4 and Girnar 5, developed in collaboration with ICAR- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, is featured in Oils & Fats International. Read the latest Oils and Fats International magazine here and see page 36 for the article - https://lnkd.in/gDf9YFrh
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ICRISAT will host a side event at the 2024 Biennial Africa Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Stakeholders’ Conference titled “A Systems Approach for Building Community Resilience” ⏰11:45 AM to 1:30 PM CAT 📍Lemigo Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda The event will be hybrid, offering participants the option to join either in person or online through Zoom. Register here to participate - https://lnkd.in/gzvtFnRW For more details, see - https://lnkd.in/gtebMvQY Rebbie Harawa Shalander Kumar Patrick Okori Hakeem Ayinde Ajeigbe Grace Kaudzu Yohannes H. Subagadis, PhD