Policymakers comprising commissioners of agriculture, permanent secretaries and program managers of Agricultural Development Programs (ADPs) in Nigeria have lauded efforts by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on digital agriculture. At a meeting tagged:...
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Joy and celebration amid funfair filled the air as members of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) emerged among winners of the Best Poster and Best PechaKucha Presentations at the 2019 Research for Development week...
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Scientists, experts and scaling partners of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) are set for their 4th annual review and planning meeting. The meeting, holding on the...
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An online market place for cassava and cassava-related commodities has been launched on the Cassava Matters website, www.cassavamatters.org The platform called Cassava e-Market is a multi-seller/multi-vendor platform where farmers (especially cassava farmers) can advertise and...
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In a bid to revitalize the cassava industry in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigeria Cassava Growers Association and Large Scale Cassava Processors. The signing ceremony took place...
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The events of last week (4 - 8 November) when members of the Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) visited the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the United States of America may have come and...
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National Agricultural Research and Extension partners in Tanzania have applauded the training on Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management/ Best Planting Practices, saying they were now better equipped to take the agronomy of cassava to...
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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) recently unveiled a suite of digital tools that are helping in transforming farming, improving yield and livelihoods of farmers. The digital tools include the cassava, Goseed and yam...
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…As experts validate translations As part of measures to ensure that the Decision Support Tools (DSTs) developed by the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) are available to farmers in several Nigerian languages, language experts, researchers,...
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About 30,000 farmers from Abia, Benue, Oyo, Ogun and Osun state will benefit from the training on the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management & Best Planting Practices, says Godwin Atser, ACAI Digital Extension &...
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