ICRISAT works in agricultural research for development across the drylands of Africa and Asia. We work across the entire value chain from developing new varieties to agribusiness and linking farmers to markets.Promote agribusiness start-ups that use novel agribusiness models focused on farmer producer groups, seed systems, post-harvest management, food processing, and ICT-based applications that benefit smallholder farmers and rural communities.

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Science of Discovery to Science of Delivery Feb 2017
ICRISAT
ICRISAT works in agricultural research for
development across the drylands of Africa and
Asia. We work across the entire value chain from
developing new varieties to agribusiness and
linking farmers to markets.
Vision
A prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland
tropics.
Mission
To reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and
environmental degradation in the dryland tropics.
Approach
Our approach is through partnerships with an
Inclusive Market Oriented Development focus.
Demand-driven innovation – key to fighting poverty in the drylands
Agribusiness and Innovation
Platform of ICRISAT (AIP)
Accelerate agricultural and economic
growth by promoting agribusiness through
entrepreneurship and value added products for
improved livelihoods in the dryland tropics.
AIP has four components:
▪▪ Agri-Business Incubator (ABI)
▪▪ Innovation and Partnership (INP)
▪▪ NutriPlus Knowledge (NPK)
▪▪ Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC)
AIP complements the innovation systems
approach by linking entrepreneurs, farmers
and agro-industries with ICRISAT Research
Programs, thereby providing opportunities for
cross-learning, assimilation and developing new
inclusive solutions to tackle problems faced by
farmers and rural communities.
Contact: Dr Kiran Sharma, k.sharma@cgiar.org
Enhancing R4D through agribusiness
Agri-Business Incubator (ABI)
Promote agribusiness start-ups that use novel
agribusiness models focused on farmer producer
groups, seed systems, post-harvest management,
food processing, and ICT-based applications
that benefit smallholder farmers and rural
communities.
Services
▪▪ Concept validation and prototype development
▪▪ Business development support through
mentoring and networking
▪▪ Infrastructure support
▪▪ Capacity building and skill development
▪▪ Fund facilitation
▪▪ Co-business incubation.
Contact: Jonathan Philroy, j.philroy@cgiar.org
Development through agribusiness
Innovation and Partnership (INP)
Develop strong collaborative research and
technology upscaling with public, private and
allied sectors to benefit the smallholder farmers
across agricultural and agribusiness value chains.
Services
▪▪ Market-oriented contract research
▪▪ Public-Private Partnership projects enhancing
IMOD
▪▪ R4D through access to agricultural
infrastructure facilities
▪▪ Technology upscaling with development
partners.
Contact: Aravazhi Selvaraj, s.aravazhi@cgiar.org
Prosperity through partnerships
NutriPlus Knowledge (NPK)
Value addition and post-harvest management
through innovative processing and product
development.
Services
▪▪ Value-added food products and technologies
for ICRISAT mandate crops
▪▪ Food product development, analytical and
sensory testing and food safety
▪▪ Capacity building for food processing and food
testing laboratory personnel
▪▪ Collaboration with agro-food industry.
Contact: Dr Saikat Datta Mazumdar, s.dattamazumdar@cgiar.org
Growth through value addition
Intellectual Property Facilitation
Cell (IPFC)
Provide intellectual property (IP) protection
services, advisory, technology transfer and
capacity development for technology based
businesses and assist in developing MSMEs for
national and international competitiveness.
Services
▪▪ IPR protection and commercialization of
innovations
▪▪ Capacity building, awareness and training on
IPR issues
▪▪ IP counseling and advisory
▪▪ IP information exchange.
Protect ideas: Gain competitive edge
Contact: Dr Surya Mani Tripathi, s.tripathi@cgiar.org