On a balmy early-August morning, as she was busy broadcasting the seeds of kodoand kutki in her freshly-ploughed rainfed land, Subhiya Dawadiya could sense the wind of change quietly blowing through this 64 per cent tribal-dominated district of...
We are glad that all political parties are addressing the issue of Food & Agriculture as important concern of their party. While doing so we would like them to look at the whole issue of millets which is going to be critical for the country for the coming decades...
Sep 8 2018 ICRISAT Calcium is key for growth and we need plenty of it in our daily food from a very young age. Yet, about half the global population, mostly in Asia and Africa, lack calcium in their diet and are prone to many related ailments ranging from...
Sorghum, known as Jowar in Hindi, is a cereal grain that grows tall like corn and is rated among the healthiest grains for weight loss and overall health. It is a gluten-free grain, making it an excellent alternative food for people who have gluten intolerance. Read...
Changing the food system “The key to better nutrition, and ultimately to ensuring each person’s right to food, lies in better food systems.” Ban Ki Moon, former UN Secretary General Our current food system is producing more food than ever, but that doesn’t mean...