ICRISAT’s Accelerated Crop Improvement Program

Celebrating United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation! The ICRISAT Center of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture (ISSCA) is hosting a webinar on: Scalable Solutions for Crop Improvement and Production Technologies for the Global South Date: 12 September 2025 Time: 08:30–10:30 GMT | 14:00–16:00 IST Venue: Virtual Platform The webinar will bring together experts from @CGIAR Centers and NARS partners to share recent scalable research contributions in crop improvement and production technologies. 🔗 Register here zoom.us/webinar/regist…

We're proud to share that Dr Manzoor Hussain Dar, Global Head – Seed Systems and Principal Scientist at ICRISAT, has been named to the World Food Prize Foundation’s list of Top Agri-Food Pioneers. Join us in celebrating this well-deserved recognition! @mhdarson @WorldFoodPrize

#PressRelease Charting a Biodiversity-Positive Roadmap for India’s Agrifood Systems: Leading Institutions Convene at ICRISAT @ICRIER, @UNDP_India, BIOFIN, and #ICRISAT lead expert round table discussions to define actionable steps for repurposing India’s agricultural programmes and policies toward biodiversity-positive outcomes. @agulati115 @HPathakOfficial @DrStanfordBlade @angelalusigi @NationalBiodiv Read more: pressroom.icrisat.org/charting-a-bio…

IFFCO Kalol held a meeting for the review of ongoing project of establishing a world-class Beej Anusandhan Kendra where DG #ICRISAT Dr. H. Pathak @HPathakOfficial , ADG Dr. S. Agarwal @sanjayagrawal, BBSSL Chairman & Marketing Director, IFFCO, Dr. Yogendra Kumar @iffcoyogendra, Dr. C. Joshi & scientists @ICRISAT participated. A robust roadmap was discussed to empower farmers with quality seeds, higher yield & self-reliance—true to the Sankalp of #ViksitBharat. @bharatiyabeej @AgriGoI @AmitShah @MinOfCooperatn

#PressRelease ICRISAT’s Rapid-Ragi Breakthrough Promises Faster, Cost-Effective Finger Millet Breeding In a significant advancement for crop science, ICRISAT has introduced a speed breeding protocol for #fingermillet. This globally first-of-its-kind innovation drastically shortens the crop’s growing cycle, paving the way for faster and more efficient breeding efforts. #Millets @IYM2023 @HPathakOfficial @DrStanfordBlade @PIBAgriculture Read more: pressroom.icrisat.org/icrisats-rapid…

On this World Day to Combat Desertification & Drought, we're proud to join forces with @ICARDA and fellow @CGIAR centers in driving solutions for dryland communities. Dr Himanshu Pathak, Director General, #ICRISAT, highlights the power of partnerships in advancing CGIAR’s Global Strategy for Resilient Drylands. #DesertificationandDroughtDay @HPathakOfficial Read more: cgiar.org/global-strateg…

#PressRelease From India to Saudi Arabia and Sudan: Scaling Up Zinc-Enriched #Sorghum for Global Impact Zinc-enriched sorghum—developed by #ICRISAT promoted by @CGIAR @HarvestPlus Program—is now being adopted in #SaudiArabia supported by @FAOSaudiArabia and #Sudan, two nations facing high micronutrient deficiency and food system stress. A major leap from national success to global nutrition impact! #ScalingforImpact Read more: pressroom.icrisat.org/from-india-to-…

Dr. @PrakashGangash1 @ICRISAT -ACI Scientist shares the breakthrough behind India’s first heat-resilient pigeon pea and what it means for farmers facing rising temperatures. 🌡️🌱 #ClimateSmart #PigeonPea #ICRISAT

#NewPaperAlert Rapid Ragi: A breakthrough #speedbreeding protocol by researchers from @ICRISAT, @ClemsonUniv @PjtsauIndia published in Plant Methods @BioMedCentral is cutting the breeding cycle of #FingerMillet, enabling faster genetic gains. 🔗: rdcu.be/eqMEC

In a major boost to Malawi’s agriculture sector, @ICRISAT, in partnership with the DARS- Malawi, with support from the @EU_Commission- funded DeSIRA initiative, released a new, high-performing groundnut variety for commercial cultivation prez.ly/bWkd

Scientists develop India's first heat tolerant pigeonpea variety via @inshorts inshorts.com/en/news/scient…

ICRISAT develops world’s first extreme heat-tolerant pigeon pea through speed breeding via @TheHansIndiaWeb thehansindia.com/news/cities/hy…

Breakthrough at @ICRISAT: World’s first extreme heat-tolerant #Pigeonpea developed via #SpeedBreeding pressroom.icrisat.org/breakthrough-a…