Capability Statement 2023
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ICRISAT Capability Statement 2022
Mission
ICRISAT’s mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and
environmental degradation in the dryland tropics.
2016
The first genome
code for cultivated
groundnut is
mapped
2017
ICRISAT led the
sequencing of
the pearl millet
genome
2021
ICRISAT receives the
prestigious Africa
Food Prize for its work
in improving and
disseminating legume
varieties for enhanced food
security in sub-Saharan
Africa
2013
High-iron biofortified pearl millet
variety Dhanashakti developed
by ICRISAT is released in India to
address micronutrient deficiency
2016
ICRISAT bred first machine-
harvestable chickpea variety
NBeG 47 released in India
reducing manual drudgery
2018
Africa’s first biofortified pearl
millet variety chakti developed
by ICRISAT is released by
the Government of Niger for
commercial cultivation
Vision
Prosperous, food-secure and resilient drylands.
Value Proposition
ICRISAT brings scientific, evidence-based solutions to agriculture and food systems in the drylands with
a special focus on sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The Institute is recognized as a global knowledge leader
and holds 50 years of multi-disciplinary knowledge, experience and expertise in solving some of the most
pressing issues facing the drylands. The Institute has a wide range of global, regional and local networks
and an inclusive partnership approach to developing innovations to deliver at scale.
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