India

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Senior Research Associate of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA)

Assistant Research Associate- Data management

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Analyst
In the media

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

Source: News 18 (16 Jun 2023)

Temina Lalani-Shariff, CGIAR regional director for South Asia, explains how mechanization technologies sustainably manage land and water systems for smallholders, enhancing food security and promoting gender equality in agriculture.

In the media

tag icon Innovations

Source: The Indian Express (13 Jun 2023)

CIMMYT contributed to India’s agricultural development during the 1950s and 1960s. A brief history of this involvement – through the Green Revolution – is useful to understand CIMMYT’s journey of strengthening global partnerships.

Features

tag icon Capacity development

Smallholder farmers increasingly benefit as the younger generation adopts mechanization and sustainable agri-technologies.

Features

tag icon Capacity development

The delivery of row seeders from India to Benin demonstrates a new path to sustainable South-South business relationships.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Harisankar Nayak’s thesis honored at a ceremony hosted by India’s Vice President

Projects

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

A hotter planet was devastating wheat yields in one of India’s poorest but most fertile states. Researchers looked at the agricultural system as a whole to find a promising path forward.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: The Hindu (11 Feb 2023)

Arun Kumar Joshi provides insights into why India is expecting record levels of wheat production this year.

In the media

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Source: Global Indian (20 Jan 2023)

A distinguished scientist and Head of Global Wheat Improvement at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico, Dr. Ravi Prakash Singh dedicated almost four decades towards increasing food production across the globe.

Senior Scientist