IITA Finds New Sources of Resistance to Banana Disease
A study looking for additional sources of resistance to the deadly fungal disease of banana, black Sigatoka, has identified 11 ...
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With IITA’s Support, Nigeria, Togo Set Eyes on Achieving Zero Hunger
Nigeria and Togo are currently battling to achieve Zero Hunger. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is driving the ...
IITA Chief, Makinde Highlight Required Systemic Changes for Africa
Director-General of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nteranya Sanginga, in a joint IPS News Agency op-ed with Young Africa Works Executive ...
IITA Chief Pushes for Private Sector Full Involvement in African Agriculture
Deputy Director-General of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kenton Dashiell, says when the private sector is fully engaged in African ...
Researchers Find Yield Differences in Hybrid Crops
Hybrid crops are expected to have higher edible yields than their parents, but by how much? A team of researchers ...
USAID-funded Feed-the-Future Nigeria Outlines Second Year Work Plan
At a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, the USAID-funded Feed-the-Future Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity (IAA) has outlined its ...
Take Profitable Opportunities In Agric Sector, Expert Urges Nigerians
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s (IITA) Deputy Director-General, Partnerships for Delivery, Dr. Kenton Dashiell, is encouraging Nigerians to take up ...
Cassava Diseases Hit Rwanda, Threaten Food Security, Farmers Income
Cassava diseases are seriously affecting cassava productivity in Rwanda, and threatening the income and food security in the country. Rwandan ...
Cassava Production: Agencies Move To Integrate AKILIMO Into FG’s Extension Package
Nigeria’s National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) is locked in talks with the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project ...
Africa: Involvement of Youths in Rural Development, Agric, Solution to Unemployment Crisis, Studies Say
Studies have shown that the involvement of Africa’s youth in rural development and agriculture will not only boost food security ...
