On 19 July 2025, Dr Shalander Kumar, Deputy Global Research Program Director – Enabling Systems Transformation, ICRISAT, and Dr Ramesh Singh, Principal Scientist – Landscape Resource Conservation, Resilient Farm and Food Systems, ICRISAT, contributed expert insights at the brainstorming workshop “Climate Science Delivery: Reaching the Unreached” organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA). The event focused on bridging the gap between climate science and last-mile farmers through innovative delivery mechanisms.
Dr Shalander made a presentation on ‘Institutional architecture for upscaling climate-resilient technologies and innovations in India’ and proposed a multi-dimensional framework for climate resilience, emphasizing:
