| International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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| Acronym: |
ICRISAT |
| Internet: |
Organisations Link |
| Description: |
ICRISAT is a nonprofit, international organization for science-based agricultural development.The objective is to help developing countries apply science to increase crop productivity and food security, reduce poverty, and protect the environment. ICRISAT focuses on the semi-arid tropical areas of the developing world, where low rainfall is the major environmental constraint to agriculture. Special emphasis is placed on five crops that are particularly important in the diets of the poor: sorghum, millet, groundnut, chickpea, and pigeonpea. |
| Parent organisation: |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| Address |
| City: |
502 324 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| Street: |
Patancheru |
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India |
| Phone: |
+91 40 23296161 |
| Fax: |
+91 40 30713074 / 30713075 |
| Email: |
icrisat@cgiar.org |
| Categories |
| Mandate: |
global |
| Status: |
CGIAR |
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| Activity: |
research
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| Last editing: |
2006-07-27 13:02:28 |
