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Global agri research agency ICRISAT in partnership with think-tank RIS, has decided to launch a new centre of excellence aimed at strengthening agricultural cooperation among Global South countries. ICRISAT on Tuesday also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DAKSHIN, a government initiative to promote development partnerships, capacity building, and innovation sharing across the global South.
The ICRISAT Centre for Excellence for South-South Cooperation (ISSCA) will facilitate partnerships between countries facing similar agricultural and climate challenges. It will help countries in Asia and Africa to get information about non-patented technology under one platform.
Briefing media after the MoU signing event, ICRISAT’s Director General Himanshu Pathak said that these countries have got a special strength and special objective in agriculture for south-south cooperation.
“There are many similarities among countries of the Global South in terms of climate, soil, culture and heritage related to agriculture,” he said, adding the Centre of Excellence will address common challenges across developing nations, including low agricultural yields, poor farmer incomes and climate change impacts.
“The Global South is going to face stricter challenges from climate change and degradation of natural resources. We really have to come out with common solutions,” he said.
The initiative has other founding partners — Government of India, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), International Rice Research Institute and Gates Foundation.
Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) Director General Sachin Chaturvedi said that the Centre would democratise agricultural knowledge and translate practical experience into policy. The centre plans to expand its partnership base and funding to multiply activities, officials said.
ICRISAT, which operates from Hyderabad, India was established in 1972 and is present across Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on agricultural research for semi-arid tropical regions. It has already identified more than 100 technological solutions spanning crop improvement, natural resource management, horticulture, digital agriculture and mechanisation that will be made available through the platform.
Published on June 3, 2025
This article first appeared on The Hindu Business Line
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