It is a 5-year effort created to pinpoint the quality traits that determine the adoption of new root, tuber and banana (RTB) varieties developed by breeders. The 11.5 million-euro project will take a novel approach...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of #cassava book series are now available! There were multiple contributions by #IITA50 scientists ðVolume 1: Cultivation techniques https://lnkd.in/e86TwSe ðVolume 2: Genetics, breeding, pests & diseases: https://lnkd.in/e-8wqdG. tinyurl.com/y9z7cr7n and https://tinyurl.com/yawaqyow Find out...
Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has hinted that cassava farmers in the country have concluded plans to produce an additional two million tonnes of cassava to meet industrial demands in this yearâs farming season. The...
The Provost of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Dr. Samson Adeola Odedina, has advocated for more intensive training for stakeholders engaging in diversification exercise to make it a success. Odedina iterated this yesterday during...
In a 30-minute presentation to more than 300 researchers including members of the Board of Trustees of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Kenton Dashiell acknowledged the efficient mechanism of the IITA-managed Cassava...
