IITA extends cassava farming advisory tool, Akilimo, to 9 states in Nigeria by Patrick Akpu April 6, 2020 0 Farmers in nine states in Nigeria will soon have access to site-specific recommendations on agronomic practices in cassava farming systems ...
Board hails IITA DG, management, for ongoing agric transformation initiatives in Africa by Patrick Akpu January 7, 2020 0 For the eighth time, the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has commended the ...
Africa needs to double cassava production to avert major food crisis in 2050 – Expert by Patrick Akpu April 19, 2018 0 In order to avert a major food crisis by 2050, Africa needs to double her cassava production. The Director for the ...
IITA-CWMP, CRS train 35 extension workers in Benue to spread cassava management practices by Patrick Akpu April 6, 2018 0 Benue State now had 35 new extension service providers to adopt and disseminate best bet cassava weed management practices including ...
Agric commissioners propose 2019 budget for full deployment of IITA Cassava weed management techniques in states by Patrick Akpu March 22, 2018 9 Cassava farmers in Abia, Benue, Oyo and Ogun states have in the last four years, enjoyed the benefits of the ...
12 Commissioners of Agriculture to attend parley on cassava farming systems in Ibadan by Patrick Akpu March 14, 2018 0 The IITA Cassava Weed Management Project and the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) project will ...
IITA breakthrough: Now, cassava farmers will no longer worry about weeds or weeding (SEE HOW) by Patrick Akpu October 16, 2017 0 There are over 4.5million cassava farmers in Nigeria, and many more are willing to join, even at subsistence level. The ...
Nigerian farmers record 27tons/ha yield from IITA on-farm demonstration of improved weed control techniques by Patrick Akpu October 4, 2017 1 On-farm demonstrations in Ogun state, under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) managed Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) have ...
NAFDAC commends IITA cassava project for training 659 weed managers in Oyo, Benue, others by Patrick Akpu June 14, 2017 0 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given thumbs up to the International Institute of ...