Read the latest ICRISAT Happenings Scientists, policymakers, farmers and consumers all need to collaborate to mainstream nutritious and resilient crops that can be grown locally and help reduce desertification and land degradation. The need of the hour is to diversify...
Read the full article in The Hans India The millet entrepreneurs expressed the need for ensuring an economic stimulus for entrepreneurs by exempting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in agri business sector from Goods and Services Tax (GST). A survey was conducted...
Read the full article in Rural Marketing Millet entrepreneurs urged the government to promote and support healthy food, which includes millet, including it in the mid-day meal scheme and allowing SMEs to play a role in providing food for this feeding programme. A...
Read full article @ Foodtank Photo Credit: Liam Wright, Smart Food, ICRISAT Two billion people around the world are suffering from protein and micronutrient deficiencies. The results of a new study by the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics...
Read full article By Mzansi Agriculture Talk News @ MZANSI Photo Credit: MZANSI The most common staple grain across Africa is refined maize, very low in proteins, essential amino acids and micronutrients. Small grains such as millet and sorghum are widely considered a...
