ICRISAT Center of Excellence for South-South
Cooperation in Agriculture
(ISSCA)

Scalable solutions

Agribusiness & Market Systems

Crop improvement and Production Technologies

Digital Agriculture

Livestock improvement and Production Technologies

Natural Resource Management (NRM) & Climate Resilience

Where we work

Asia Pacific Africa Latin America & The Caribbean Middle East & North Africa
Asia Pacific
The Asia-Pacific region, with its diverse agricultural landscapes and smallholder-driven food systems, faces challenges like climate volatility, land degradation, and shifting markets. Scalable solutions—such as climate-smart crops, digital tools, and integrated resource management—blend traditional knowledge with innovation, offering adaptable models for resilience and productivity across the Global South. 

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UN International Day for South–South Cooperation: Global Leaders Conve...

To mark the United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation 2025, ICRISAT organized a high-level webinar on “Scalable Solutions for Crop Improvement and Production Technologies for...

South–South Collaboration: Building Resilient Food Systems for the Mos...

At the recent Africa Food Systems Summit (AFS) in Dakar, I was struck by a profound mix of urgency and possibility. Urgency, because by nearly every measure, climate change, land d...

Global South Unites to Strengthen Agricultural Resilience and Share So...

In a landmark show of unity, more than 56 countries from across the Global South convened virtually for a high-level conference on Strengthening Agricultural Resilience—an event ai...

ICRISAT and Partners Launch AI-Powered Climate Advisory Initiative to...

Revolutionizing how farmers anticipate and adapt to climate variability, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has joined forces with leadi...