Research and Corporate Profile Transforming Dryland
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8 | Research and Corporate Profile 2024
Mission
ICRISAT’s mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and
environmental degradation in the dryland tropics.
Vision
A 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.
2016
The first genome
code for cultivated
groundnut mapped
2017
ICRISAT led the
sequencing of the
pearl millet genome
2021
ICRISAT received 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,
released in India to address
micronutrient deficiency
2016
ICRISAT-bred first machine-
harvestable chickpea variety
NBeG 47 released in India
reducing manual drudgery
2018
ICRISAT-bred Africa’s first
biofortified pearl millet variety
Chakti released by the Government
of Niger for commercial cultivation
ICRISAT develops India’s first
biofortified sorghum, “Parbhani
Shakti”, with significantly higher
iron and zinc than regular sorghum.
2023
2022
ICRISAT wins the
prestigious UNDP
Mahatma Award for work
in Bundelkhand, India
ICRISAT-bred pearl millet
variety, Okashana 1 first
released for large-scale
cultivation in Namibia
ICRISAT-bred world’s
first commercial
pigeonpea hybrid ICPH
2671 released in India
The first Farmer’s
Day held to
showcase ICRISAT’s
impacts in India
Milestones
2011
1996
1985
1975
1979
1991
2008
1972
Establishment
of ICRISAT
Prime Minister of
India, Indira Gandhi
lays ICRISAT’s
foundation stone
at the Patancheru
campus, India
ICRISAT’s world first
sorghum and pearl millet
varieties released for
farming in Sudan leading
to improved crop yields
ICRISAT developed the
world’s first early-
maturing groundnut
variety ICGV 86015
ICRISAT-led team maps
the pigeonpea genome
and identifies 48,680
genes
Overview
ICRISAT’s world first
world’s first
early-maturing
ICGV 86015
An ICRISAT-led
genome - 48,680
are identified
The first Farmer’s Day
millet variety Okashana 1
for large-scale cultivation in
world’s first commercial
2671 released in India
About us
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a pioneering, international scientific
research for development organization, specializing in transforming dryland farming and agri-food systems.
ICRISAT was established under a Memorandum of Agreement between the Government of India and the CGIAR on 28 March
1972. Building upon a legacy of innovation, ICRISAT has achieved numerous world firsts in the realm of dryland agriculture.
These innovations have played a pivotal role in delivering real and tangible development outcomes for numerable dryland
communities, especially smallholder farmers, by providing sustenance, nutrition and livelihoods, with special emphasis on
women, youth and the most vulnerable.
ICRISAT’s headquarters is located in Asia (India), and the organization maintains ofÏces across Eastern and Southern Africa
and West and Central Africa. Our three research programs — Accelerated Crop Improvement, Resilient Farm and Food
Systems, and Enabling Systems Transformation — and two regional programs — Asia and Africa — operate seamlessly with
one another focusing on propelling dryland innovation tailored to local agro-ecologies and their socioeconomic contexts.
ICRISAT recognizes the significance of the dryland crops, will be further accentuated due to the impact of climate change.
Drawing from five decades of expertise, our research will continue to focus on crops such as dryland cereals, legumes
and oilseeds that are vital to ensuring nutrition and livelihoods in dryland communities. This collective knowledge is
progressively shaping the global development narrative on how to fortify a sustainable future framed by the Sustainable
Development Goals.
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