IITA gets US$7m approval for commercial products (COMPRO) projectThe International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has received approval of about US$7m from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the implementation of the second phase of the Commercial Products (COMPRO-II) project, says IITA Director General Nteranya Sanginga today. Tagged as ‘Institutionalization of quality assurance mechanism and dissemination of top quality commercial products to increase crop yields and improve food security of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa,’ the COMPRO-II project aims to institutionalize quality assurance mechanisms and facilitate the rapid dissemination of top quality commercial products to increase yields and improve the food security of smallholder farmers in the region. Read more » COMPRO-II project launch14 – 17 May 2012, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)14 - 25 May 2012, Bonn, Germany. Read more. Annual Review and Planning Meeting, Integrated Striga Management Project in Africa (ISMA)21 – 24 May 2012, IITA-Ibadan, Nigeria Global Cassava Partnership Conference18 - 22 June 2012, Speke Resort and Conference Centre, Kampala, Uganda. Read more. Rio +2020 - 22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More information. The 12th International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium28 - 31 January 2013, Arusha, Tanzania. More information. | Featured Resources
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