Climate-resilient groundnut variety ICGV 91114 for the poor Extra-early pearl millet hybrid (HHB 67 Improved) has stabilized production for farmers who grow short-duration hybrids under dryland conditions. Photo: ICRISAT Make agriculture climate-smart (climate change) The Bhoochetana (land rejuvenation) program, ICRISAT’s partnership with the Government of Karnataka, India, has in four years changed the lives of 3.6 million families across the state by increasing crop productivity by 20% through efficient management of Sustainable production of improved, eco-friendly varieties of pigeonpea has brought a new source of food, fuel and income to poor women in the Indian village of Padasoli, near Jaipur, Rajasthan. Higher yielding and drought-tolerant chickpea varieties are helping Ethiopia to fight climate change effects. Photo: Alina Paul-Bossuet/ ICRISAT Rich in iron and zinc, sorghum is the dietary mainstay of over half a billion poor people. Photo: A Paul-Bossuet/ ICRISAT Prem Devi of Padasoli Village, Rajasthan, India grows pigeonpea and cooks it daily into high-protein dal and uses the stalks as firewood. Photo: A Paul-Bossuet/ ICRISAT Groundnut: Rich in protein, edible oil, essential nutrients and antioxidants. Photo:  L Vidyasagar, ICRISAT Young school children in rural India eating millet chappatis with rice and vegetable curry. Photo: A Paul-Bossuet/ ICRISAT Millets and sorghum are nutritious and resilient cereals. Photo: ICRISAT Smart Foods like millets are nutritious, keeps children healthy. Photo: ICRISAT “The high yields of the drought-tolerant and pest-resistant chickpea and the market value, meant that I am no longer seen as a poor widow but a successful farmer,” says TemegnushDabi, Ethiopia Photo: A Paul-Bossuet/ ICRISAT Women are central to nutrition Grow enough food (agriculture)