Grant for Cassava Promotion in Africa
22 December 2006
The W.K. Kellog Foundation has given a grant of US$599 800 to IITA to promote NEPAD Pan Africa Cassava Initiative (NPACI) for sustainable economic growth, food security, and poverty alleviation in Africa.
IITA - Award winning science
18 December 2006
Two IITAscientists were among few recipients of this year’s Science Awards conferred by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), at its recent annual general meeting in Washington DC.
Controversies in science
14 December 2006
This week SciDev.Net has published a pair of practical advice article. The one offers guidance to journalists reporting on controversies in science...
GM bananas to fight wilt in Africa
09 December 2006
There is no doubt that farmers and governments have tried to make the most use of available methods to fight banana wilt. But these efforts need to be supported with additional alternatives-developing transgenic banana varieties resistant
IITA scientists charged to re-position African agriculture
24 November 2006
The challenge facing IITA scientists, their collaborators and partners is to reposition sub-Saharan African agriculture for improved productivity.
