International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
ICRISAT is a nonprofit, international organization for science-based agricultural development.The objective is to help developing countries apply science to increase crop productivity and food security, reduce poverty, and protect the environment. ICRISAT focuses on the semi-arid tropical areas of the developing world, where low rainfall is the major environmental constraint to agriculture. Special emphasis is placed on five crops that are particularly important in the diets of the poor: sorghum, millet, groundnut, chickpea, and pigeonpea.
Address
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Patancheru
502 324 Hyderabad
Phone: +91 40 23296161
Fax: +91 40 30713074
email: icrisat(@)cgiar.org
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Agriculture in the semi-arid tropical areas of the developing world
Networks:
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Coordinated projects
- Arresting the scourge of striga on sorghum in Africa by combining the strengths of marker-assisted backcrossing and farmer-participatory selection Details of Arresting the scourge of striga on sorghum in Africa by combining the strengths of marker-assisted backcrossing and farmer-participatory selection
- Dry season feeding of livestock in the SAT of Zimbabwe Details of Dry season feeding of livestock in the SAT of Zimbabwe
- Sustainable conservation and utilization of genetic resources of two underutilized crops - finger millet and foxtail millet - to enhance productivity, nutrition and income in Africa and Asia Details of Sustainable conservation and utilization of genetic resources of two underutilized crops - finger millet and foxtail millet - to enhance productivity, nutrition and income in Africa and Asia
Involved in research projects:
- Genetic, Physiological, and Molecular Approaches to Improve Heat and Drought Tolerance of Tropical Tomato Details of Genetic, Physiological, and Molecular Approaches to Improve Heat and Drought Tolerance of Tropical Tomato
- Sweet Sorghum : an alternative energy crop (SWEETFUEL) Details of Sweet Sorghum : an alternative energy crop (SWEETFUEL)