Icrisat’s project, titled ‘traditional technology with a modern twist’, is among the 31 projects selected through global competition by World Bank for this year’s award. Icrisat and partner, the Centre for World Solidarity (a Hyderabad-based non-governmental organisation working on integrated pest management), will receive a grant of US $150,000, for establishing 100 community-based rural NPV production facilities. The project’s sustainability is based on the programme to train villagers on NPV production and utilisation, and thus spread awareness on the use of biopesticides.










