The Green Innovation Centers for the Agriculture and Food Sector Program (GIAE) – Nigeria funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is launching...
A public-private sector initiative between the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) under the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) and SANO Foods Limited is seeking to promote the cultivation...
Cassava seed producers in Oyo state, Nigeria, have set up a one-year plan to build the capacity of their members to enable them to play a leading role in the country’s emerging cassava seed system....
The Project Leader of the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System project, Phase 2 (BASICS-II), Prof Lateef Sanni has called on the industrial sector to invest in the seed industry to guarantee their...
The Project Manager of the Building an Economically Sustainable and Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2, (BASICS-II) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Prof. Lateef Sanni, has been awarded the fellowship of the...
A new book titled The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems, has been published to provide a comprehensive review of recent research activities on effective support measures to improve the livelihoods of smallholders in sub-Saharan...
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) has trained cassava farmers in Kogi and Abia states Nigeria on how to use tailored Fertilizer Recommendation (FR) from AKILIMO decision support tools. The training which held in...
In 2020, African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project, made the first steps of moving AKILIMO into the mainstream of the early academic system in Nigeria. Working together with project partners in various states, ACAI introduced...
Five new cassava varieties developed with support from NextGen Cassava have been approved for release in Nigeria. These next generation varieties deliver promising options for smallholder farmers in resisting cassava diseases and marketing their crops...
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has held its 5th Annual Review and Planning Meeting, with partners and project leaders reflecting on the project’s activities, achievements and...
