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In 2024, a Nature Sustainability study tested radiative cooling film on crops; field trials lowered air temperatures by up to 4.6°C and increased biomass by up to 370%- In 2022–2023, Bar-Ilan University grew tomatoes between 24 tracking solar modules; the most shaded rows saw fruit yields fall by up to 57%
- In 2018, Europe’s extreme drought cut crop yields, but potatoes beneath German solar panels produced 11% more
- How a Self-Taught Widow invented modern water storage: Harriet Williams Strong's 1890s irrigation breakthroughs saved a drought-hit California ranch and transformed dry-land farming foreverIn 1883, Harriet Williams Russell Strong was widowed, penniless, and left with four daughters on a failing California ranch. She had zero e...30 Jul, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
- Burkina Faso’s desert was swallowing his land, so one farmer dug thousands of pits and grew a 40-hectare forestA farmer named Yacouba Sawadogo revived an ancient farming method called zaï. He transformed barren land into a thriving forest ecosystem o...21 Jul, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
- Sahara vs Great Green Wall: An 8,000-km green belt is being built across Africa's Sahel region; aims to stop desert expansionAfrica's Great Green Wall is an 8,000-kilometre restoration initiative stretching from Senegal to Djibouti, aimed at reversing decades of d...05 Jul, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
- Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective actionScientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions ...18 Jun, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
- Walmart Foundation and ICRISAT announces the launch of Secondary Processing Unit in Andhra PradeshRajneesh Kumar, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Flipkart, said, “Beyond Walmart Foundation’s philanthropic programs in India, Flipkart’s...10 Aug, 2022, 06.22 PM IST
- ET View: Farmers march points to sustained policy failure on the farm frontFarmers are in economic distress, most of the time, and they make news when larger than usual numbers of them commit suicide or stage spect...02 Oct, 2018, 04.24 PM IST
- Agriculture minister proposes to FAO to declare the year 2019 as International Year of MilletsOfficials said that the matters has received support of the member countries when placed in the bureau meeting of the Committee on Agricult...15 Aug, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
- Gene map reveals how bajra survives extreme heat, droughtThe discovery published in the journal Nature Biotechnology may help develop climate adaptation strategies in other important food crops.19 Sep, 2017, 02.19 PM IST
- ICRISAT, Ramoji Film City tie-up for agriculture theme parkInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics has tied up with the Ramoji Film City for setting up an agriculture theme ...25 Sep, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
- Kharif crops output likely to be far below than last year: MoS for AgricultureProduction of kharif crops during 2014-15 is likely to be "far below" than the record output achieved last year, Parliament was informed to...18 Jul, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
- David Bergvinson to be next ICRISAT Director GeneralPrior to joining the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr Bergvinson was a senior scientist with the International Maize and Wheat Improve...27 Jun, 2014, 02.44 PM IST
- Rainfall is scanty in a few pockets in peninsular IndiaThere are pockets in peninsular India which are still waiting for good rainfall.05 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Maharashtra government launches Rs 10,000 crore dryland agriculture mission"Thus Rs 150 crore have been earmarked for the first year for 347 villages," said mission director Sudam Adsool.24 Aug, 2013, 05.55 PM IST
- CRIDA to have facility to develop climate-proof crop varietiesThe facility -- Phenomics platform -- is being set up at an estimated cost of Rs 10 crore under the NICRA to study climate change impacts i...26 Jun, 2013, 12.02 PM IST
- BGI and ICRISAT signs agreement on applied genomics researchThe MoU was signed by Dr William D. Dar, Director General of ICRISAT and Dr Gengyun Zhang, Vice President of BGI.25 Apr, 2012, 12.33 PM IST
- Govt mulls raising livestock yield by alloting larger area for fodder cropThe government is working on a plan to increase the area under fodder crop, which it hopes will help raise livestock yield. The proposal is...17 Feb, 2011, 03.38 AM IST
- Tata Chemicals signs MoA with ICRISATTCL has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to enter Swe...21 Nov, 2007, 09.28 PM IST
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