Tag: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Press Release: U.S. and Malawi team up to reduce aflatoxins in...
This morning, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Malawi, Andrew Herrup and the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Gray Nyandule Phiri participated in...
Nigeria: IITA and AfDB poised to facilitate TAAT through Cassava Value...
60 extension agents trained in North East Nigeria
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says it plans to work closely with the Taraba State...
IITA: Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponic technology works with yam
According to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponic (SAH) technology works with yam too.
Yam is a staple food crop for over...
Nigeria: NIRSAL Partners AfDB, FMARD, IITA To spur Agricultural Transformation
The Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has entered into a partnership with the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), International Institute of...
GCP21 call for a regional approach to stem the outbreak of...
The Global Cassava Partnerships for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called for urgent regional approach to halt the spread of cassava mosaic disease (CMD)...
AfDB to invest $120 million to boost cassava and others
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it will invest $120 million in the next 2-3 years to boost the productivity and transform cassava and...
New pest identified in West and Central Africa – IITA
According to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a second armyworm from the Americas has been introduced into tropical Africa
A new pest—southern armyworm,...
The need to boost agricultural productivity in the cassava value chian
Africa needs to more than double cassava production to feed herself by 2050
The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) hosted the press...
IITA trains Tanzanian farmers on fall armyworms control
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with its partners have trained at least 300 agricultural officers and farmers in Tanzania on...
Researchers and policymakers meet in Tanzania to discuss cassava agronomy
Scientists across Africa and their colleagues in other parts of the world are meeting with policymakers in Tanzania under the auspices of the African...
