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ICRISAT - Definition

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a non-profit, apolitical, international organization which uses science and technology to aid agriculture in semi-arid tropical areas, mainly in developing countries.

It is one of the 17 Future Harvest Centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

It has a staff of about 900 and an annual budget of USD $22 million.

Its headquarters are located in Patancheru, near Hyderabad, India. It also has seven bases in African countries, including Nigeria, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

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Example Usage of ICRISAT

hoangkimvietnam: ICRISAT and IFAD call for a second Green Revolution http://mltp.ly/hzShYAE
agriworks: Scientific Officer at ICRISAT, http://www.jobs.agtech.co.in/jobs
zeolshah: New blog post: Award for ICRISAT’s agri-business incubator http://www.keralaroom.com/award-for-ICRISAT%e2%80%99s-agri-business-incubator/
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