date:Sep 25, 2012
The 40th Anniversary Science Symposium of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) was held here on Monday at the bodys Patancheru campus, Hyderabad, in the presence of attendees drawn from countries such as Nigeria.
Delivering the keynote address, Dr Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, agriculture minister, Nigeria, stated, ICRISAT represents the best hope of farmers in the semi-arid tropics, crucial for the economic prosperity and food and nutritional security of