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research for development, working through diverse partnerships across Asia and Africa. ICRISAT’s unique comparative strength has been to conduct upstream science and to translate upstream science to applied research. This makes a difference in farmers' lives by scaling scientific innovations with due attention to the environment, policy, marketing and socioeconomics. In the complex farming systems of the drylands where ICRISAT mandate crops including grain legumes and dryland cereals are grown, integrated solutions are needed to address the challenges of poverty, climate change, nutrition and sustainability of natural resources.
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of agricultural production per additional hectare planted to modern varieties) for crop improvement research in low-potential rainfed areas than in either high-potential rainfed areas or irrigated areas. Moreover, additional crop research investment in low potential rainfed areas lifts more people
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With almost 50 years of experience addressing the agricultural constraints in the drylands of Africa and Asia, ICRISAT has developed key strengths which are focused on delivering impact in the drylands in alignment with its mission and mandate. ICRISAT has a unique role in dryland agriculture
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hybrid pearl millet, HHB 67. This was released in India in 2006. It is assessed to have superior agronomic performance and improved tolerance to terminal drought. The first-ever release of a hybrid pigeonpea by ICRISAT researchers has been reported in 2008.
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ICRISAT is managed by a full-time Director General functioning under the overall guidance of an international Governing Board. The current Director General is Jacqueline d'Arros Hughes who took the post in April 2020. The current chairman of the Board is
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ICRISAT formally adopted an open-access policy for its research publications in 2009. It is among a small number of agricultural research organisations to do so. As of June 2010, about 3000 publications are available on the organisation's website.
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ICRISAT conducts its research under three Global Research Programs (GRPs): Accelerated Crop Improvement, Resilient Farm and Food Systems, Enabling Systems Transformations. These three GRPs are implemented through 18 research clusters.
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Most of ICRISAT's crop improvement research is directed to deliver climate-resilient improved crop varieties with pest and disease resistance, improved nutritional quality and market preferred traits and improved genetic gains.
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initiative in 2013 with the Vision to create a world where food is 'Smart' – good for you, the planet and the farmer. A key objective is to diversify staples across Africa and Asia, with the initial focus on
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Two major science-based breakthroughs attributed to crop improvement research at ICRISAT relate to pearl millet and pigeonpea. A team of researchers at ICRISAT have released the first
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The semi-arid tropics (SAT) region is characterized by highly variable, low-to-medium rainfall and poor soils, further characterized by lack of
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ICRISAT performs crop improvement research, using conventional as well as methods derived from biotechnology, on the following crops:
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now conserved in the ICRISAT genebank have disappeared from their natural habitats in Africa and Asia.
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Based on an econometric analysis of time-series data for three different types of agricultural areas (
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operating in the Indian territory making it eligible for special immunities and tax privileges.
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ICRISAT's scientific information by topic, crop, location and resources is found on Exploreit.
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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The ICRISAT genebank serves as a repository for the collection of
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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in this normally mainly cross-pollinating crop (February 2013)
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varieties have been widely adopted in a poor tribal area in
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International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
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out of poverty than in the other two types of areas.
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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
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Intergovernmental Organization
Patancheru
Research and development
Prabhu Pingali
CGIAR
www.icrisat.org
Patancheru
Hyderabad
Telangana
India
Bamako
Nairobi
Niamey
Kano
Lilongwe
Addis Ababa
Bulawayo
Ford-
Rockefeller-
FAO
UNDP
India
a UN Organization
Prabhu Pingali

Purple-rumped sunbird
irrigation
Smart Food
millets

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