Project meets to upscale pearl millet hybrid seed production in India
Participants at the meeting. Smallholder farmers are often constrained by the lack of access to seeds of improved crops and varieties. This is one of the biggest constraints to technology utilization, especially to smallholder farmers. Hence finding ways of supporting reliable seed systems is pivotal …
ICRISAT-HOPE sharply increases sorghum yields in Maharashtra, India
ICRISAT-HOPE has become reality for 25,000 farmers in dryland Marathwada and Western Maharashtra regions of the state of Maharashtra, known as the ‘Sorghum Bowl of India’. Initial assessments indicate that their grain yields rose by 40% and fodder yields by 20% on average over the …
ICRISAT-HOPE project annual meet for pearl millet – South Asia held at Patancheru
Two meetings of the ICRISAT-HOPE project for Pearl Millet – South Asia being implemented in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana in India, were held on 16-17 January at ICRISAT-Patancheru to report progress for 2011 and devise work plans for 2012. Sixty participants including scientists from state …
PMT reviews sorghum activities in Maharashtra
It has been a fruitful year for 25,000 sorghum farmers in the Western and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra State in India, thanks to interventions from the ICRISAT-HOPE project that have helped them realize more than 40% higher grain yield and over 20% higher fodder …
Report: Impact of Potential Technologies for Post-rainy Season Sorghum and Pearl Millet in India
In India, sorghum is cultivated during rainy (kharif) and post‐rainy (rabi) seasons in central and western Maharashtra, Northern Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The crop is cultivated in Maharashtra both for grain and fodder during kharif and rabi seasons. Rabi sorghum occupies 64% of sorghum …