SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA
World Vegetable Center
South and Central Asia
ICRISAT Campus, Patancheru 502324
Hyderabad, Telangana,
INDIA
Tel: +91-8455-683755
Fax: +91-8455-683755 / 75
Email:
info-sca@worldveg.org
Overview
The South and Central Asia office was established in 2006 on the campus of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) near Hyderabad, India.
- hosts the Center’s legume breeding program, focusing on improved varieties of mungbean and vegetable soybean, with additional work on cowpea and yard-long bean
- promotes good agricultural practices to safely produce vegetables under covered production systems
- identifies and introduces suitable vegetable lines to share with national partners for distribution
- promotes home gardens and urban/peri-urban vegetable production and marketing for income generation, nutritional security, diet diversification and health
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA UPDATE
New technologies lead to bumper tomato yields in Assam
New technologies lead to bumper tomato yields in Assam This work was funded by World Bank - APART Project. Lutfa Begum Laskar is a progressive female farmer from the northeast of India, [...]
Farmers Field Day on Integrated Pest Management in Lablab bean in India
Farmers Field Day on Integrated Pest Management in Lablab bean in India A Farmers’ Field Day on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in lablab bean was conducted by the Centre for Plant Protection Studies [...]
JOHAR
Jharkhand Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth Project (JOHAR) is a World Bank Funded and dedicated livelihood intensive project being implemented in Jharkhand by the Jharkhand State.
Establishing the International Mungbean Improvement Network (IMIN) – Final Phase 1 Report
The final report of the Phase 1 of the International Mungbean Improvement Network (IMIN) has been released this 1st March 2022.
Phase II for mungbean
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the World Vegetable Center inked an agreement for Phase II of the International Mungbean Improvement Network (IMIN) on 15 June 2020 to connect mungbean researchers from around the world to openly share experiences, knowledge and technologies based on common principles of cooperation.
Dr. Ramakrishnan (Ram) M. Nair: New Leader for Agricultural Development in South and Central Asia
Experienced legume breeder to guide operations in the region.