01.06.2011 | permalink
The International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics has released 735 highly-nutritious and drought-tolerant crop varieties developed using germplasm and breeding materials in 78 countries, including Andhra Pradesh in India, significantly contributing to increased income and better nutrition of resource-poor people in the dry land tropics. In Anantapur, where over 50 per cent of farm income comes from groundnut, the new variety ICGV 91114 from Icrisat increases yield by 23 per cent