Gasoline powered simple weeders adapted for weeding in cassava farms hold promise and may take off the burden of weeding faced by small-scale farmers in Africa. Initially acquired as tillers, these simple tools are being...
The IITA led African Cassava Agronomy Initiative held its first Annual Work Planning and Review Meeting in Ibadan, 5-7 December 2016. The meeting gave stakeholders the opportunity to take retrospect of the project’s activities in...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation were honoured by the Ogun State Government for their work on agricultural transformation in Ogun State...
Gari is a staple food for millions of West Africans, particularly in Nigeria where its production exceeds 9 million tons a year, and employs hundreds of thousands of people - especially women and children. Made...
Nigeria’s rising population, particularly in the cities, coupled with low productivity (yield per hectare) of cassava roots is threatening the country’s cassava industry and could impede the gains made in the sector, putting the country...
The Director of the IITA Central Africa hub, Dr Bernard Vanlauwe, together with the ACAI Coordinator for East Africa, Dr Pieter Pypers visited the ACAI team in Nigeria at the end of September. The main...
Integrating diverse but proven weed management options drawn from mechanical, biological, cultural and chemical weed control methods could help small-scale farmers overcome the limitations posed by weeds and help them maximize the benefits of genetic...
Efforts by the Nigerian government to tap the $5billion per annum cassava market demand investments in weed science research, agronomy, and cassava seeds system with a view to raising the productivity frontier of the root...
The Cassava Seeds System project known as, Building An Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava in Nigeria (BASICS), is making progress towards attaining the milestones set for this year. Following its launch in April...
The IITA-Cassava Weed Management Project and Bayer CropScience have conducted a Training of Trainers program for 60 persons including extension service providers, spray service providers, and other partners. The training was aimed at building the...
