CIRDAP organized a webinar titled “International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics: Five Decades of Excellence in Alleviating Poverty in South Asia” on December 5, 2024. The honorable speaker was Dr. Sreenath Dixit, Principal Scientist and Strategic Advisor, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana, India. The webinar marked the Institute’s 50 years of pioneering agricultural research, focusing on improving dry land farming and agri-food systems in the semi-arid tropics. The speaker emphasized the need of ensuring food security, boosting nutrition, and supporting environmental sustainability in dry land regions. Dr. Dixit also talked about how ICRISAT transform ancient water system knowledge – “Reviving traditional rainwater harvesting systems: Haveli cultivation” – into modern day technology and innovation.

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ICRISAT, a leading international scientific organization, has focused on resilient, climate-smart, and nutritious legumes and cereal crops, utilizing value web and value chain approaches. The institute’s vision is to create a prosperous, food-secure, and resilient dryland tropics, aiming to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition, and environmental degradation

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