Traditionally, farmers in Nigeria plant cassava from year to year using planting materials from their own fields or via farmer to farmer exchange. Cassava stems were considered by the average farmer to be of little...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) plans to hold a training on innovative technologies for weed management in cassava in July. The training program is part of efforts to share to a wider audience...
The IITA led African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project has set the 2018 calendar of activities around running validation trials for the six Decision Support Tools (DSTs) that the project is developing. The first validation trials were set up in...
The Cassava Weed Management is organizing a training titled; "Novel Techniques for Weed Management in Cassava Farming Systems." For details see below; [caption id="attachment_1295" align="aligncenter" width="321"] The training on Novel Techniques on Weed Management in Cassava[/caption]
…300 researchers, policymakers to attend mega cassava meeting in Cotonou Africa needs to double her cassava production to avert a major food crisis by 2050, says the Director for the Global Cassava Partnership for the...
The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st century (GCP21) will on 17 April 2018 hold a world press conference to announce the fourth International Cassava Conference billed to take place in Cotonou, Benin in 11-15...
The Global Cassava Partnerships for the 21st century (GCP21) with support from the French Institute of Benin in the framework of the French Embassy in Cotonou is organizing a photo competition under the theme; “Cassava...
Commissioners of agriculture in Nigeria’s cassava growing belt have declared weeds as major drivers of low yield in cassava and the main constraint limiting the competitiveness of cassava farmers in the country. The declaration was...
Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) and Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) of IITA will soon to unveil their scientific results in cassava production to policymakers. Dr Alfred Dixon, IITA-CWMP Project Leader, made...
After a day’s training on weed management in cassava farming systems, extension service providers have resolved to adopt and disseminate best bet weed management practices including appropriate spacing, tillage, use of improved varieties, and the use of safe and environmentally...
