India & ICRISAT. Thinking outside the box of science
If they get Rated O, Outstanding overall, for 2008, I wouldn’t be surprised. They were Rated O by the World Bank for the years 2006 and 2007, #1 among 15 international agricultural research centers supported by CGIAR, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research based in Washington DC. Doing their best doing their science. I’m referring to ICRISAT, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics based in India . Team ICRISAT is what they have formed of themselves; partners are what they have sought for with other offices and institutions in India to serve the poor farmers in the SAT, semi-arid tropics. If they can do it in India , they can do it anywhere. While I’m confining it to India , this is a story of those collaborations. For anyone to have an idea how steeped into the fabric of Indian science ICRISAT is, I have decided to compile a list of the Institute’s allies, Indians only, a total of 180 (no, not by any means complete), including