Bayer has developed and launched a new crop protection product known as Lagon to help farmers tackle the problem of weeds in cassava and raise yield. Tested on more than 200 trials and demos across...
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been urged to support the ban on Paraquat in Nigeria. The Coalition Against Paraquat (CAP) in Nigeria, represented by one of its members,...
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);...
Weeding in cassava is a tortuous and a back-breaking exercise that limits the ability of farmers to expand their cropped area. However, scientists working with the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Institute...
A group of eminent researchers and journalists have formed a coalition to sustain advocacy efforts against paraquat importation and use in Nigeria, as concerns mount on safety of the toxic herbicide in the country. The...
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...
Commissioners of agriculture in Nigeria’s cassava growing belt have declared weeds as major drivers of low yield in cassava and the main constraint limiting the competitiveness of cassava farmers in the country. The declaration was...
