ICRISAT launches agri co-op centre for Global South
The International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) launched Tuesday a new Centre of Excellence for transformation of agriculture in developing countries through South-South cooperation.
The new Centre— ICRISAT Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture (ISSCA) — based in Hyderabad, will serve as a catalyst for translating agricultural solutions into scalable impact.
At a press meet, RIS Director General Sachin Chaturvedi said this Centre will take India's development experience to other developing nations. It would democratise agricultural knowledge and translate experience into policy. Sharing an example of collaboration between countries, Chaturvedi said Ethiopia and Kenya have approached the RIS, seeking support for institutional framework to have growth of the private seed industry in their countries.
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