UAS-Dharwad’s groundnut variety GPBD 4 selected for ISSCA Award
The groundnut variety GPBD 4, developed by the University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad, has been selected for the 2026 ISSCA Award. The variety is recognized for its disease resistance and significant economic impact on dryland agriculture.
Why it matters
Agricultural innovations like GPBD 4 are critical for food security and improving the livelihoods of farmers in regions prone to crop diseases.
Groundnut variety GPBD 4, developed and released by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, has been selected for the ISSCA (ICRISAT Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture) Award 2026 under the category ‘Crop Improvement and Production Technologies’.
The award will be presented in New Delhi on September 12 during Drylands Congress 2026, ‘Transforming Dryland Agriculture with South-South Cooperation’, jointly organised by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
The ISSCA Awards recognise agricultural technologies and innovations developed by institutions in the Global South that have demonstrated potential for large-scale adoption and impact. The initiative seeks to promote technology transfer, South-South cooperation and the wider application of agricultural innovations, a release from the university said.
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