ICRISAT Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture (ISSCA)

The International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) have launched a new Centre of Excellence. This initiative is focused on transforming agriculture in developing countries through South-South cooperation.

Key Objectives and Functions

• Location: The Centre is based in Hyderabad. 
• Purpose: It will act as a catalyst for converting agricultural solutions into scalable impacts, facilitating the sharing of agricultural knowledge and experiences. 
• Role: The Centre aims to democratize agricultural knowledge and translate this experience into actionable policy frameworks. 

Collaborative Efforts

•  RIS Director General, Sachin Chaturvedi, emphasized India's role in sharing its development experience with other developing countries. 
•  An example of such collaboration includes the request from Ethiopia and Kenya for support in developing an institutional framework to enhance the growth of their private seed industries.