The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in the framework of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) will on Monday present a series of digital innovation tools in cassava and maize cultivation to policy makers...
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Researchers working under the Cassava Compact of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) have trained a total of 350 cassava farmers and Spray Service Providers on good agricultural practices (GAP) including appropriate use of...
Read MoreWhen the IITA Cassava Weed Management Project was conceived in 2014, one of the concerns on the minds of many was whether the team would be able to provide solutions that would address weeds in...
Read MoreMembers of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) met in Nigeria to brainstorm and reflect on the progress made in the first quarter of the year, 2019, across the different components of the project otherwise...
Read MoreThe African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project and the Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP), have merged into a single project. Both projects are funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation under the Agricultural Development...
Read MorePose food safety threats to 100 million Nigerians Head of Agro-Economy Desk, FEMI IBIROGBA, observed some cassava-based food processing centres in Oyo and Ogun states, comparing and contrasting the processes. He writes about the deplorable...
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How to use the IITA Herbicide Calculator: Enter the Dosage of the Herbicide to be sprayed in Liter per Hectare as recommended on the herbicide label Enter the Volume of Water dispensed on 10m x 10m plot. To get...
Read MoreThe IITA- Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) has conducted 44 farmer field days across several local communities in Abia, Benue, Ogun, and Oyo states to showcase to farmers, result-driven weed control practices during the Project’s...
Read MoreWith the edge of her wrapper, Bola wiped off beads of sweat running through her forehead. Outside the shade under which she sat with her colleagues, the afternoon sun shone with fury. Bola had peeled...
Read MoreThe Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) has stated that the country would be saving a whooping sum of N127 billion annually on the 20 percent cassava flour inclusion in bread making. The Director...
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