Seed Consortium strengthens postrainy sorghum seed value chain in Maharashtra, India
An innovative seed consortium developed by ICRISAT and its partners has started yielding results in strengthening the sorghum seed value chain. For 2014 postrainy season around 300 tons of seed enough for 30,000 ha has been made available as a result of the seed production …
Project planning and review meeting held in Soroti, Uganda
Forty three-year-old Vincent Amote from Apac district in the Northern Zone of Uganda first heard about improved finger millet seed from Victoria Seed Ltd. He bought 4 kg of Seremi II, an early Worked trick? Issues gels and buy flutamide online myself like. But good …
Promoting pearl millet technologies to improve livelihoods of the poor
Stakeholders and partners of the ICRISAT-led Harnessing Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement (HOPE) of Sorghum and Millets project got together at a policy outreach workshop focused on promoting pearl millet technologies in western India for improving productivity, profitability and livelihoods of the poor. At the workshop …
Post-rainy sorghum improvement program showcased at field day
Post-rainy sorghum, once considered to be a subsistence crop in the semi-arid tropics of South Asia, is now yielding marketable surpluses of quality grain and fodder which are helping farmers realize higher prices for their products. The current market price of post-rainy sorghum is among …
Pioneering partnership for science communications to boost food security and improved livelihoods in the drylands
A dynamic and new partnership to better communicate agricultural scientific advancements and impacts promises to build the capacity of national organizations to use communication tools and approaches in helping achieve food and nutrition security and improved livelihoods in the dryland tropics. In a pioneering and …