Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)

High-yielding, resilient, heat- and drought-adapted crop varieties can help mitigate rising grain prices! Read more from @ICARDA: on.cgiar.org/3DKRayI @giz_gmbh @theGRDC @GLDC_CGIAR #OneCGIAR

Pearl millet cultivars with “snapping trait” helps reduce the labor burden on #women & children in eastern & southern #Africa as the stalk of the plant snaps when suddenly bent beyond a 45-degree angle, making harvesting less tiring & faster. bit.ly/3NzWiKx #OneCGIAR

Samboni is a sorghum variety that is improving farming productivity & food production in #Mali. It has grain yield advantage up to 25% with bold grains that is well adapted to local food processing. bit.ly/3NDEcqT #OneCGIAR @GLDC_CGIAR @CGIAR @ICRISAT

🍽️19 million people (50% ♀️) met dietary energy needs 🍽️38 million people (48% ♀️) met dietary protein needs Estimates show how adoption of improved @GLDC_CGIAR crops has assisted beneficiary groups to meet their minimum dietary requirements. bit.ly/32wdj5q #OneCGIAR

Common bean, lentil, pearl millet, & sorghum biofortification addresses malnutrition among beneficiaries in east & southern #Africa, & South #Asia. High-oleic groundnut has clear market pull anticipated by the food processing industry in India. bit.ly/369ofbk #OneCGIAR

The sorghum cultivar Parbhani Shakti has higher yield and nutritional value: high protein content and low phytate. It exhibits agronomic desirability and better grain mold resistance. bit.ly/3qlaUmO #OneCGIAR @CGIAR @GLDC_CGIAR @ICRISAT #India

Experts present case studies evidencing the effectiveness of interventions to promote the use of @GLDC_CGIAR crops by consumers & industry, drawing key lessons on what works in developing new scalable market opportunities for GLDC crops. bit.ly/3I7bmvi #OneCGIAR @CGIAR

Community Seed Banks is a seed delivery model that enhances the access to improved varieties` seeds along w/ the traditional retail- banking principles of accessing a loan & repaying it with interest. Strengthening farmer’-managed institutions: bit.ly/3IUS1i6 #OneCGIAR

Drought-tolerant biofortified sorghum variety Improved Deko has iron content three times higher than the currently grown sorghum varieties, with average yields of 2.4-2.8 t/ha,& is early maturing with 50% flowering in 67 days. bit.ly/379VIlZ #OneCGIAR @ICRISAT @CGIAR

Discover our contributions with our partners to deliver crop technologies, productivity, and economic gains from market linkages and value chain development to transform underperforming agri-food systems in @GLDC_CGIAR target ecologies. bit.ly/32wdj5q #OneCGIAR @CGIAR

Agricultural policy must not only focus on potential interventions w/c are profitable but also consider farmer preferences, considering synergies & trade-offs between competing resources on-farm. Experts offer insights from Tamil Nadu, #India. bit.ly/3htvBbJ #OneCGIAR

🙌 New climate-smart sorghum and millet varieties improve nutrition and incomes of Malian farmers! ➡️ on.cgiar.org/3rfDwhg #OneCGIAR @GLDC_CGIAR

Towards building an inclusive development environment for the #youth, opportunities should intentionally be planned with and extended to female and male youth groups from different social spectra. @GLDC_CGIAR Youth Strategy: bit.ly/3HudYTL #OneCGIAR @CGIAR @JoyYila

Discover more of the products, knowledge, & innovations that deliver the impact of our #R4D initiatives across grain legume & dryland cereal agri-food value chains that have made considerable contributions to targeted stakeholders. bit.ly/32wdj5q #OneCGIAR @GLDC_CGIAR

From evidences, experts generate insights on strategies towards more effective and resilient seed value chains for grain legumes and dryland cereals, encouraging a new paradigm in development interventions development and delivery. bit.ly/3LCc9Hs #OneCGIAR @GLDC_CGIAR

@GLDC_CGIAR`s impact co-delivered w/ our partners include reduced #poverty and improved household welfare and livelihoods for smallholder #farmers adopting improved grain legume & dryland cereal varieties, and accompanying #innovation packages. bit.ly/32wdj5q #OneCGIAR

Evidence suggests that #aspiration failure in #agriculture drive parents to steer their youth from agri-careers. But a wide gap in achievement of aspirations see a majority of #youth end up working in their #family farms. Implications: bit.ly/352wNzR #OneCGIAR @Nedu1978

We love sustainable and profitable solutions in agriculture! In this blog by @ICARDA, discover the benefits of intercropping quinoa with lentils in relay: on.cgiar.org/3gArPwK #OneCGIAR @GLDC_CGIAR

Rapid generation advance allows @ICRISAT, @ICARDA, & partner breeding institutions to deliver new improved varieties faster w/ higher resource use efficiency, & expedite the release of improved grain legume and dryland cereal varieties. bit.ly/3oybkWj #OneCGIAR @CGIAR

Scaling-up participatory research of high-yielding pigeonpea hybrids enabled the potential for increased productivity of smallholder farmers by sharing science-based best practices and improved seeds in #India. bit.ly/3uAGi3T #OneCGIAR @ICRISAT @GLDC_CGIAR @CGIAR