International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an international organisation which conducts agricultural research for rural development, headquartered in Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, with several regional centres (Bamako (Mali), Nairobi (Kenya)) and research stations (Niamey (Niger), Kano (Nigeria), Lilongwe (Malawi), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)). It was founded in 1972 by a consortium of organisations convened by the Ford- and the Rockefeller- foundations. Its charter was signed by the FAO and the UNDP.
| Formation | 1972 |
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| Type | Intergovernmental Organization |
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| Services | Research and development |
Key people | Jacqueline d'Arros Hughes, Prabhu Pingali, Arvind Kumar, Ramadjita Tabo, Sanjay Agarwal |
Parent organisation | CGIAR |
| Website | www |
Since its inception, host country India has granted a special status to ICRISAT as a UN Organization operating in the Indian territory making it eligible for special immunities and tax privileges.
ICRISAT is managed by a full-time Director General functioning under the overall guidance of an international Governing Board. The current Director General is Jacqueline d'Arros Hughes who took the post in April 2020. The current chairman of the Board is Prabhu Pingali.