International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
ICRISAT is an international agricultural research institute that studies crops and farming in the dry regions of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an international agricultural research organization founded in 1972 and headquartered in Patancheru, near Hyderabad, India. It is part of CGIAR, a global partnership of agricultural research centers.
ICRISAT breeds improved varieties of crops grown in dry regions, such as sorghum, pearl millet, chickpea, pigeonpea and groundnut, and develops farming methods for them.
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