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 events of last week (4 - 8 November) when members of the Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) visited the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the United States of America may have come and...
The IITA-led Africa Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) and its partners held a week-long preparatory workshop, taking vital decisions on the scaling of the project’s Decision Support Tools (DSTs). Participants at the meeting, which took place...
The IITA- Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) has developed a mobile application that could help farmers apply the correct dose of herbicides on cassava and other field crops. In most rural communities in Africa, the...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) today said it will invest $120 million in the next 2-3 years to boost the productivity and transform cassava and other eight other commodities on the continent. The nine commodities...
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,...
Scientists are now using Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) technology to speed up the propagation of clean cassava planting materials. Godwin Atser, the communication expert of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), made this known via a...
Prices of cassava stems have nosedived to N400 ($1.3 dollar) per bundle after touching a high of N1200 ($3.8) as demand eases in Nigeria. Last year and earlier in 2017, prices of cassava roots and...
