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  • CSISA-IFRPI study on the inclusiveness of agriculture development programs in Bihar and Odisha
    by nchodon on March 21, 2023 at 8:46 am

    In the first quarter of 2023, CSISA conducted fieldwork to understand how inclusive agriculture development programs are in Bihar, India ( fieldwork in Odisha concluded in the last quarter of 2022). The results from the study will feed into CSISA’s objectives to make research and agri-extension activities inclusive as possible. Despite […]

  • Convergence Platform (Odisha) Meeting
    by nchodon on March 16, 2023 at 6:31 am

    On 15 December 2022, ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kolkata (ICAR-ATARI) convened a “Convergence Platform Odisha Meeting” at the Directorate of Extension Education, OUAT, Bhubaneswar. It was facilitated by Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) and participated by different stakeholders engaged in the […]

  • Cropping systems of Haryana – Challenges and Opportunities
    by nchodon on March 10, 2023 at 7:05 am

    CSISA publication under the RAWE program of CCSHAU released in February 2023 Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project, in collaboration with Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), initiated a capacity development program for final year students of B.Sc. (Agriculture) under the Rural Agricultural Work […]

  • Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during April, 2023
    by lmsuresh on March 4, 2023 at 6:45 pm

    By Dr. Suresh, L.M.:  The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya will begin its next phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle 2023 at the beginning of April 2023, interested organizations from both the private and public sectors are invited to send maize germplasm for screening. In 2013, […]

  • Improved groundnut variety mechanically sown proved to be financially rewarding for Odisha farmer
    by nchodon on January 9, 2023 at 9:39 am

    Ganesh Kandi is a 45-year-old marginal farmer from Alasankha Village in Gop Block, Puri District in Odisha. With technical support from the DSR-Odisha/CSISA projects team, he cultivated groundnut on his farm during the 2021-22 Rabi season. Despite the added costs from better seedbed preparation, higher levels of MoP and sulphur fertilizer, and […]

  • A reluctant farmer changes the fortune of his inherited land
    by nchodon on January 5, 2023 at 8:38 am

    Ravi Ranjan took to farming after the death of his grandfather and, despite his initial apprehension about working in agriculture, has never looked back. Farmer Ravi Ranjan is a progressive and influential farmer with ties to the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project. Researchers on the CSISA team have been working with […]

  • Boosting Nepal’s Domestic Production to Combat the Global Food Security Crisis
    by ccarmona on January 3, 2023 at 10:28 pm

    Agriculture is always impacted by war. However, Russia’s war in Ukraine – between two big agricultural production players in the setting of globalized agricultural markets – incurs never-before-considered implications for global agriculture and food security. Russia and Ukraine are significant exporters of maize, wheat, fertilizers, edible […]

  • DSR-field days and public harvest in Bargarh, Odisha
    by nchodon on December 30, 2022 at 4:01 pm

    A series of six field days and three public harvest events on mechanized/precision direct-seeded rice (DSR) in Bargarh district were organized by DSR-Odisha and CSISA projects in collaboration with DAFE, KVK Bargarh, and AJKA NGO. These sites were in Paikmal (Sareikela village), Padampur (Sativata & Kudopali), Bhatli (Nalichuan) and Sohela […]

  • Director for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems (CIMMYT) visits CSISA Bihar hub
    by nchodon on December 30, 2022 at 9:53 am

    CIMMYT Program Director for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Dr. Sieg Snapp, visited CSISA project sites in Bihar in November (9-10). The CSISA team in Bihar, led by Dr. Shishpal Poonia, apprised Director Snapp about various regional initiatives – eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar – with senior members presenting updates on project interventions, […]

  • New initiatives for wheat crop discussed at UP ‘Convergence Platform’ meeting
    by nchodon on December 30, 2022 at 9:21 am

    Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Kanpur, organized a “Convergence Platform” (CP) meeting at the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, on 7 November 2022. In the meeting, participants from ATARI, the Department of Agriculture (DOA), State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), the Livelihood mission of Uttar […]

  • African Researchers Team Up To Control Pests And Diseases
    by lmsuresh on November 15, 2022 at 4:15 am

    By Wangari Ndirangu (11th Nov 2022): Scientists from the East and South African region have mooted a collaborative approach to contain the challenges posed by pests and diseases in food production. The experts who are working on an Integrated Pest and Disease Management packages to address the recent invasion of Fall Army Worms (FAW) menace

  • KVK-CSISA Network Annual Workshop 2022
    by nchodon on October 19, 2022 at 10:22 am

    On 23 September, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), and the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) network, hosted their annual meeting for 2022. The meeting organized at NAAS complex, New Delhi, was attended by officials representing over sixty-six KVKs, eleven Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes (ATARIs), ten Indian […]

  • AGG-Maize project registers impressive progress
    by lmsuresh on October 7, 2022 at 6:46 pm

    Achievements and next steps discussed at the review meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. October 4, 2022 By Susan Otieno: The Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat (AGG) Project, which is halfway through its implementation, continues to register impressive achievements. At a meeting focusing on the project’s Maize component, held in Nairobi […]

  • Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during October 2022
    by lmsuresh on October 4, 2022 at 7:11 am

    By Dr. Sures,L.M.:  The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya will begin its next phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle 2022 at the beginning of October 2022, interested organizations from both the private and public sectors are invited to send maize germplasm for screening. In 2013, […]

  • Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during April 2022
    by lmsuresh on March 2, 2022 at 7:18 pm

    By Dr. Suresh,L.M. (2nd,March, 2022):  The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya will begin its phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle of 2022 at the beginning of April 2022 and in other four intervals, interested organizations from both the private and public sectors are invited to send maize […]

  • Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during January 2022
    by lmsuresh on December 8, 2021 at 5:49 am

    By Dr. Suresh, L.M.: The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya will begin its phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle of 2022 at the beginning of January 2022 and in other four intervals, interested organizations from both the private and public sectors are invited to send maize germplasm for […]

  • Visit of partners, farmers and key stakeholders to MLN screening facility, Naivasha, Kenya
    by lmsuresh on November 22, 2021 at 11:10 am

    a). County extension officers and lead farmers visit the regional MLN screening unit at Naivasha: Fourty county extension officers and lead farmers from Uasin Gishu county and Tana River county and 5 KALRO facilitators visited the MLN screening unit at Naivasha on 27th October 2021. They were taken round by Mr. Wilson Njenga and Mr.

  • MAIZE PARTNERS ANNOUNCE A NEW MANUAL FOR EFFECTIVELY MANAGING MAIZE LETHAL NECROSIS (MLN) DISEASE
    by lmsuresh on November 2, 2021 at 1:19 pm

    Dr. Suresh,L.M. (November, 2021): For a decade, scientists at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have been at the forefront of a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional effort to contain and effectively manage maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease in Africa. When the disease was first reported in Kenya 2011 it spread […]

  • Third screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during October 2021
    by lmsuresh on September 22, 2021 at 7:27 am

    By Dr. Suresh, L.M. (September, 2021) :  The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya will begin the third interval of its phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle of 2021 at the beginning of October 2021. Interested organizations from both the private and public sectors are invited to send maize […]

  • How do we sustainably manage transboundary diseases and crop pests?
    by lmsuresh on May 26, 2021 at 1:51 pm

    CGIAR webinar examined the technological, sustainability and social implications of integrated approaches.   By Madeline Dahm March 25, 2021   In our hyper-connected world, it should come as no surprise that recent years have shown a major uptick in the spread of transboundary pests and diseases. Integrated approaches have been effective in […]

  • Latest STMA Bulletin is out
    on May 14, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    Read the latest news from the just concluded Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA) initiative. This issue highlights the impact the project has had on farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, how it has helped build resilience of Africa’s smallholder farmers and how the improved maize varieties will enable partners to reach farmers on time to plant

  • List of STMA supported publications for sub-Saharan Africa for 2019
    on May 14, 2020 at 10:02 am

    Amondo, E., Simtowe, F., Rahut, D.B., Erenstein, O., 2019. Productivity and production risk effects of adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties in Zambia. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 11, 570-591. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-03-2018-0024 Awata, L. A. O., Ifie, B. E., Tongoona, P., Danquah, E., Jumbo, M. B., […]

  • Seeing is believing: demo farms accelerate adoption of stress tolerant maize
    on February 19, 2020 at 11:17 am

    Joshua Masinde Over 400 farmers from Manyatta in Embu County were on February 7, 2020, invited to a demonstration farm to witness the performance of various high yielding, early to medium maturing, drought tolerant maize varieties. Such occasions aim to encourage them to adopt varieties whose traits they preferred the most. They were invited by

  • Latest STMA Bulletin is out
    on January 16, 2020 at 9:43 pm

    Read the latest news from the Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA) initiative. This issue highlights stories on how stress tolerant maize is improving the lives of smallholder farmers in northern Uganda, after a two-decade civil war; why stress tolerant maize varieties are good for Africa and how CIMMYT and its partners are making systems

  • Street theater amplifies need for stress tolerant maize varieties
    on January 7, 2020 at 9:33 am

    The Stress Tolerant Maize in Africa (STMA) project team in Nigeria used street theater to drum up messages on how to mitigate stresses affecting maize production in the country. The messages targeted mainly the youth, informing them that with the right stress-resilient seed varieties and the application of recommended agronomic practices, they can […]

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