…As the project scales out to new geographies A seed system model known as the BASICS model is helping farmers to establish and formalize the seed system in cassava, creating jobs, wealth, and food security...
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....
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 Oyo state government through its Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) is partnering the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) project to develop a sustainable...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) to advance the development of the cassava seed sector. The MoU which was developed...
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday evening approved new names for 10 improved cassava varieties, as part of efforts to brand the root crop for easy identification, cultivation and marketing of cassava stems. The...
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...
Scientists in Cornell’s NextGen Cassava project have uncovered new details regarding cassava’s genetic architecture that may help breeders more easily pinpoint traits for one of Africa’s most vital crops. Their findings are reported in a...
For the past decades, Africa, has been grappling with the sustainable diffusion of improved cassava varieties due to a weak and uncoordinated dissemination strategy. Consequently, improved varieties have often failed to reach the hands of...
The debut of AKILIMO has presented an opportunity for cassava transformation in Tanzania as the East African country inaugurates cassava value chain association and embarks on reforms to transform agriculture
