With 70% of families in Handeni District, Tanga region, suffering from food insecurity and hunger for years, poor performance and dropouts in schools were rife. In seeking a sustainable solution, the district leaders and agriculture...
The Justice Development and Peace Movement (JDPM), one of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) partners in Nigeria, recently honored the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ACAI, Harvest Plus, and two outstanding IITA staff...
When coupled with other information Communication technology (ICT) like mobile phones, radio is an effective tool helping farmers make informed decisions that support the adoption of innovative agricultural technologies as listeners can voice their views...
A new seed system model developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) under the Project—Building an Economically Sustainable Cassava Seed Systems, Phase 2 (BASICS II) is helping African countries such as Nigeria and...
(Abuja, Nigeria). Today, stakeholders from the private and public sector including researchers are gathering in Abuja—Nigeria’s capital - for a national summit to discuss and seek ways to improve cassava seed system with a view...
Bayer has developed and launched a new crop protection product known as Lagon to help farmers tackle the problem of weeds in cassava and raise yield. Tested on more than 200 trials and demos across...
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);...
Scientists in Cornell’s NextGen Cassava project have uncovered new details regarding cassava’s genetic architecture that may help breeders more easily pinpoint traits for one of Africa’s most vital crops. Their findings are reported in a...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has procured two new trucks for the pioneer Early Generation Seed companies (IITA GoSeed and Umudike Seeds) to enhance the transportation of improved planting materials to different locations...
