Five new cassava varieties developed with support from NextGen Cassava have been approved for release in Nigeria. These next generation varieties deliver promising options for smallholder farmers in resisting cassava diseases and marketing their crops...
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has held its 5th Annual Review and Planning Meeting, with partners and project leaders reflecting on the project’s activities, achievements and...
The Director of Development and Delivery Office of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Alfred Dixon, has been named among the top 20 most influential plant breeders in Africa. He was named alongside...
Agricultural stakeholders and policymakers in Nigeria are calling for the adoption of the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management & Best Planting Practices toolkit that was developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);...
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has commenced the dissemination of the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management and Best Planting Practices toolkit on television. The TV...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) working in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) and the Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
The Oyo state government through its Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) is partnering the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) project to develop a sustainable...
The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has trained 38 third party seed certifying agents in Kogi and Benue States, as part of efforts to ensure the effective regulation of the seed industry and offer farmers...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says only farmers who grow improved disease-free cassava stems will have access to the N25billion facility it has created to boost cassava production in the country. The policy aims...
…As BASICS-II sensitizes on the benefits of seed system for cassava The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), through the Africa Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI), has organized a three-day training on the Six Steps to...
