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...
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...
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...
Agricultural stakeholders and policymakers in Nigeria are calling for the adoption of the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management & Best Planting Practices toolkit that was developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA);...
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project held a training session for the Tanzanian government extension officers on the use of Fertilizer Recommendation (FR), Weed Management and Best Planting Practices (WM/BPP) and Scheduled Planting and...
African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project has entered into a partnership with Growsel, an award-winning financial inclusion nonprofit Agro-Tech startup to facilitate the use the ACAI-developed AKILIMO recommendation tools. According to a memorandum of understanding...
Ogun state government has directed that all extension agents under the state’s Agricultural development program (ADP) be trained on how to use AKILIMO tools and provide cassava agronomy recommendations to cassava growers. The Ogun State...
Farmers in Oyo State were in awe when the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) conducted some harvest operations on farm plots set up to demonstrate the Six...
Four state governments in the south of Nigeria have allowed the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) and its partner Sasakawa Africa Association (SG2000) to set up cassava demonstration and training plots for the AKILIMO decision...
Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC), one of the ACAI primary partners, has established and planted 492 validation trial sites for AKILIMO and additional 46 demonstration sites across the ecological zones where ACAI is operating...
