Ahead of the international conference on cassava, the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called on policy makers, donors and the international community to support all efforts that will bring about cassava...
The challenge of weeds against Nigeria’s agricultural transformation was re-echoed at the October meeting of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum held in Ebonyi State, southeast Nigeria. Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, in listing the challenges...
Research conducted by IITA Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) and partners has demonstrated that farmers can more than double cassava yield by switching to integrated weed management. Presenting the work done by the IITA-CWMP at...
It is a 5-year effort created to pinpoint the quality traits that determine the adoption of new root, tuber and banana (RTB) varieties developed by breeders. The 11.5 million-euro project will take a novel approach...
In a 30-minute presentation to more than 300 researchers including members of the Board of Trustees of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Kenton Dashiell acknowledged the efficient mechanism of the IITA-managed Cassava...
Between 14th and 27th November, ACAI held two meetings with development partners in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Ibadan, Nigeria to review the collaboration between the project and the partners, and to agree on short...
On-farm demonstrations in Ogun state, Nigeria under the IITA Cassava Weed Management Project have produced average yields of 27 tons per hectare surpassing the national average of about 8tons/ha. The demos were conducted in 2016...
There are over 4.5million cassava farmers in Nigeria, and many more are willing to join, even at subsistence level. The reason for the choice of the root crop is not far-fetched: Cassava is a money...
Researchers working under the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System (BASICS) project have harvested the first ever plots of cassava stems derived from a novel cassava propagation system, the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponic (SAH). The...
Dr Alfred Dixon, Project Leader for the IITA-CWMP has urged partners and staff working under the project to redouble their efforts and ensure that all the key milestones for the year are met. Dr Dixon,...
