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Finger millet field day held in western province of Kenya
ICRISAT, along with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and its local agricultural office, organized a finger millet field day on 23 July in Matungu, in Mumias District of Kenya, to demonstrate to farmers the benefits of improved varieties, management technologies, value-added products for use in the …
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 …
Project activities in Asmara are reviewed
Sorghum is the most important cereal grain food staple in Eritrea with over 50% of land under cereal grains being under sorghum cultivation. Sorghum productivity trend in Eritrea is in sharp decline due to drought, Striga, lack of quality seed and low soil fertility. In …
Training on integrated Striga management, Mali
From 15 to 18 May, 24 field agents and 6 farmers were trained in the use of cluster based farmer field schools (CBFFS) for integrated striga and soil fertility management (ISSFM) and a range of tools for large scale dissemination of technologies related to sorghum …
ICRISAT and partners plan project activities in Nigeria
Participants at the meeting group discussions The ICRISAT-HOPE project held its annual review and planning meeting for Nigeria on 16 and 17 April 2012. During the meeting, ICRISAT and the different implementing partners of the project in Nigeria met in ICRISAT’s Kano office in Nigeria …
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