EU delegation commends ICRISAT’s work in improving food and nutrition security in Mali ICRISAT Feature A visiting European Union delegation to ICRISAT's regional hub in Mali, led by H.E. Ambassador Bart Ouvry has commended ICRISAT and reaffirmed the grouping's support for the Institute's work in improving food and nutritional security...
Launch of the training workshop on Breeding Management System (BMS), BreedingView and BarTeneder software and KSU Fieldbook application within the framework of the EU-APSAN-Mali project from March 29 to 31, 2022 at ICRISAT-Mali in Samanko. The objective of this training is to train participants on software for data collection in...
The annual review and planning meeting of the EU-APSAN-Mali project was held from March 02 to 03, 2022. Our thanks to the delegates of the European Union, the Institute of Rural Economy of Mali and all our partners for their active participation. The meeting was also attended by Dr. Ramadjita...
We are pleased to inform you of the annual review and planning meeting of the EU-APSAN-Mali Project (Improving Crop Productivity and Climate Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security of year 3 in Mali). It will take place from 01 to 02 March 2022 at the International Crops Research Institute for...
As part of the Enhancing crop productivity and climate resilience for Food and Nutrition Security in Mali (UE-APSAN-Mali) implemented in the regions of Kayes, Koulikoro, Segou and Sikasso, a worshop was organized on participatory radio programs production, broadcasting and evaluation. Participants are radio broacasters, producers and hosts working mainly for community radios...
ICRISAT awarded 2021 Africa Food Prize Recognized for helping 25 million farmers in 13 countries to improve income and food production The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize, for work that has improved food security across 13 countries in...
Dr Mamoutou Kouressy, Coordinator of the "Enhancing Crop Productivity and Climate Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security" (UE-APSAN-Mali) at the Institute of Rural Economy (IER), visited the project sites in Dioila, Cinzana, Bla, M'pessoba, Koutiala, Sikasso, Bougouni, Kayes and Kita. He visited the sites from August 3 to 14, 2021...
A new study has shown that eating millets can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and helps manage blood glucose levels in people with diabetes, indicating the potential to design appropriate meals with millets for diabetic and pre-diabetic people as well as for non-diabetic people as a preventive...
Budding agricultural researchers are being trained in crop modeling to take on pressing and ever-present challenges of land, climate and food security. In a recent training program at ICRISAT-Mali, eight students learned to model agrosystems with DSSAT software, taking into account smallholder farming constraints. Crop modeling is a process that...
More than 80,000 farmers, seed and grain producers, agro dealers and processors in Mali were reached through radio and TV messaging during 2020. This complemented 145 demonstrations of new varieties of sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut and cowpea for 3,300 producers. Even during times of a pandemic, assistance to farmers must...
