The GIZ-funded Cassava & Maize Value Chain Project has established 60 cassava commercial seed entrepreneurs in Ogun and Oyo state as part of efforts to revamp the seeds system and create jobs in local communities....
Recognizing the gap in cassava seeds and the efforts being put in place by the project: Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase II (BASICS-II), the National Cassava Summit appreciated the progress made...
The project: Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, phase 2 (BASICS-II) and the Nigeria country office of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have agreed to work closely in reenforcing...
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...
In October 2020, two banks, in collaboration with government agencies and development partners in Tanzania, launched an initiative to finance cassava growers with a more than one million dollar loan facility. This arrangement directly injected...
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) planning meetings held recently in Ibadan, Nigeria, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, raised hopes of a bright future for AKILIMO and the ACAI project. The planning meetings brought partners...
