ACAI and IITA-CWMP begin harvest of 2016 trials in Nigeria
[caption id="attachment_954" align="alignright" width="369"] Researchers taking data from harvest[/caption] The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project being managed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has commenced harvest of the 2016 established field trials...
Anthony Joshua brandishes his source of power, Eba
World heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has taken to social media to show of some of what he describes as his source of power. The British Nigerian boxer posted the photo of a bowl of...
Innovatively Expanding the Reach and Impact of Vitamin A Cassava in Africa
More than 3 million people in Africa are growing and consuming vitamin A “yellow” cassava. Read more...
The skyrocketing prices of gari…
...At the moment, the prices of gari range from N500 upwards per congo, while that of maize is about N400. They used to be far less last quarter and the one before. Read more...
Cassava Is Genetically Decaying, Putting Staple Crop at Risk
For breeders of cassava, a staple food for hundreds of millions in the tropics, producing improved varieties has been getting harder over time. A team at Cornell used genomic analysis of cassava varieties and wild...
Accelerating scaling of innovations in the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative
By David Ngome: The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) team met in Ibadan, Nigeria to discuss approaches, tools and strategies that can support scaling in ACAI. The workshop, held 24-25 April 2017, brought together ACAI...
Revised Handbook of West African Weeds to help farmers tackle weeds in farms
[caption id="attachment_902" align="alignleft" width="407"] L-R: Alfred Dixon (IITA), Lawrence Kent (Bill & Melinda Gates), Kwesi Atta-Krah (IITA), David Chikoye (IITA), and Friday Ekeleme (IITA) during the launch of the Hand Book of West African Weeds...