International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-01-02

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00:01:28 1 The Agro-Eco Region: The Semi-Arid Tropics
00:02:10 2 Research strategy
00:03:08 3 Mandate crops
00:03:45 4 Research themes and Gene Bank
00:04:57 5 Innovations and Impact of ICRISAT Crop Improvement Research
00:07:32 6 Information Products and Services
00:08:06 7 DBT-ICRISAT Platform for Translational Research on Transgenic Crops
00:09:22 8 ICRISAT Scientists
00:09:36 9 See also



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The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an international organization which conducts agricultural research for rural development, headquartered in Patancheru (Hyderabad, Telangana, India) with several regional centers (Bamako (Mali), Nairobi (Kenya)) and research stations (Niamey (Niger), Kano (Nigeria), Lilongwe (Malawi), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)).
It was founded in 1972 by a consortium of organisations convened by the Ford and the Rockefeller foundations.  Its charter was signed by the FAO and the UNDP.
Since its inception, host country India has granted a special status to ICRISAT as a UN Organization operating in the Indian territory making it eligible for special immunities and tax privileges.
ICRISAT is managed by a full-time Director General functioning under the overall guidance of an international Governing Board. The current Director General is Dr. Peter Carberry who took the post in 2018. The current chair of the Board is Dr Paco Sereme.