IITA wins 2018 Africa Food Prize by Patrick Akpu September 7, 2018 0 The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) based in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital in Nigeria, has won the 2018 ...
Oyo, IITA, seal pact to develop agriculture policy, establish agribusiness park by Patrick Akpu August 16, 2018 0 The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Oyo State Government on Wednesday signed a deal to develop an ...
IITA, Washington University, partner to tackle poverty, hunger, youth unemployment in Africa by Patrick Akpu July 17, 2018 0 The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) are exploring areas of collaboration ...
Edo, IITA to partner on cassava cultivation, agric development by Patrick Akpu June 27, 2018 0 The Edo State Government and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Wednesday agreed to join forces to bring ...
Cassava Mosaic Disease threatens 55 million tons in southeast Asia, stakeholders roll out action plan by Patrick Akpu June 23, 2018 0 About 55 million tons of cassava southeast Asia are endangered following the spread of cassava mosaic disease (CMD). Field surveys and ...
Veteran cassava researchers win 2018 Golden Cassava Prize by Patrick Akpu June 15, 2018 0 A Principal Scientist and Cassava Breeder with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Alfred Dixon; and Dr Hernan ...
AfDB to invest $120 million to boost cassava, rice, livestock, others by Patrick Akpu June 13, 2018 0 The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday said it will invest $120 million in the next two to threeyears to ...
IITA holds world conference on cassava, journalists invited by Patrick Akpu June 7, 2018 0 The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21 century (GCP21) will hold a world conference on cassava in Cotonou, Republic of ...
IITA holds training on Novel Techniques for Weed Management in Cassava Farming Systems (HOW TO APPLY) by Patrick Akpu May 15, 2018 0 The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has announced plans to hold a training on innovative technologies for weed management ...
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 ...
Agric commissioners, researchers, others, in IITA, discuss new cassava weed management systems by Patrick Akpu March 19, 2018 0 Commissioners of Agriculture, researchers and agricultural sector investors are gathered at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for a ...
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 ...
Zero Hunger by 2025: Nigerian states urged to embrace cassava, focus on 3 crops by Patrick Akpu March 12, 2018 0 State governments have been advised to focus on crops and livestock where they have comparative advantage. This advise came as ...