World’s first extreme heat-tolerant pigeonpea
In a significant advancement for Indian agriculture, scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have developed ICPV 25444—a first-of-its-kind pigeonpea cultivar that...
Bühler opens new Milling Academy
Bühler has opened a new, state-of-the-art Milling Academy – a 1,800-square-meter training center for food and feed millers – at the heart of its...
India welcomes Lychee season with farm-fresh deliveries
The much-awaited lychee season has begun, and Superplum is bringing a refreshing wave of premium, farm-fresh lychees to consumers across India, including South India...
New report flags rise in food insecurity, malnutrition for sixth consecutive year
Conflict, economic shocks, extreme weather, and forced displacement drove food insecurity and malnutrition around the world in the year 2024, when more than 295...
Promoting diverse food value chains in India
In a food system, growing crops isn’t the end of the story; it’s not even the beginning. Before crops can be grown, seeds and...
New crop breeding technologies for climate resilience
Hyderabad, India – The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), in collaboration with the Australian Consulate-General Bengaluru, successfully concluded a two-week...
India’s first genome-edited rice varieties launched
Union agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 5 April 2025 announced the development of two genome-edited rice varieties in India, marking...
Wheat procurement on course to beat last year’s target
Wheat procurement during the RMS (rabi crops marketing season) 2025-26 is going on smoothly in the major procuring states. According to government estimates, against...
Creating a network of Aflatoxin management champions in the Global South
Aflatoxin contamination remains a significant challenge for food safety, human health, and livestock, with potentially fatal consequences. To address this issue, ICRISAT, with support...
The Walldrip project novel system to protect drip irrigation
The deterioration and clogging of various irrigation structures by insects is a known problem but has received little attention. When the integrity of the...
