African Agriculture Blogspot: IITA develops Striga-resistant maize varieties
31 December 2008
Two new maize varieties developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria in conjunction with the Institute for Agricultural Research, Zaria, aim to significantly cut annual yield losses in maize production in Africa due to the infestation of Striga hermontica. Read more.
Calgary Herald, Canada: The billion-dollar chocolate tree
29 December 2008
...Worse still, according to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, an estimated 284,000 children are enslaved in hazardous conditions along the Ivory Coast and other African countries, where they work on cacao plantations, applying pesticides and using machetes. Read more.
The Punch, Nigeria: IITA develops new maize varieties to cut grain losses
29 December 2008
Two new maize varieties developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, in conjunction with the Institute for Agricultural Research, Zaria, aim to significantly cut annual yield losses in maize production in Africa due to the infestation of Striga hermontica. Read more.
Afrique en ligne: IITA develops new maize varieties
29 December 2008
The Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has developed two varieties of maize aimed at cutting annual grain losses in West and Central Africa. Read more.
Afrique en ligne: L'IITA met au point de nouvelles variétés de maïs
29 December 2008
L'Institut international d'agriculture tropicale (IITA), basé au Nigeria, a annoncé, lundi à Ibadan (sud-ouest), avoir mis au point deux variétés de maïs destinées à réduire le déficit annuel de la production de cette céréale en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre. Lire la suite / Read more.
Unqualified Offerings (Blog): Crisis!
28 December 2008
All hyperbole aside, the article mentions an interesting dilemma: "So the peasant farmers who dominate cacao production are expanding the area of cacao, mainly by slashing and burning patches of rainforest. This releases nutrients, on which the trees thrive for a time, after which the farmers move to a new patch. “This is contributing to deforestation,” says Jim Gockowski of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture’s station in Accra, Ghana." Read more.
Agence de Presse Africaine: Le Cameroun ambitionne de produire 4 millions de tonnes de banane plantain à l\’horizon 2015
28 December 2008
...Le programme d\’extension de culture de la banane plantain prévoit, la transformation locale d\’une partie de la production, ainsi que la commercialisation des produits dérivés. Il bénéficie de l\’expertise technique de l\’Institut international d\’agriculture tropicale (IITA). Lire la suite / Read more.
Cameroun Actualités - Douala,Littoral,Cameroon: Le Cameroun ambitionne de produire 4 millions de tonnes de banane plantain a l'horizon 2015
28 December 2008
Il bénéficie de l’expertise technique de l’Institut international d’agriculture tropicale (IITA). La phase pilote qui est désormais sur les rails prévoit ... Lire la suite / Read more.
Afrique en ligne: IITA receives awards for 'breakthrough' in agriculture
21 December 2008
The Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has received global awards for making breakthroughs in cassava and cocoa, which has helped in fighting hunger and poverty, two major problems confronting Africa, the organisation said in a statement obtained by PANA here at the weekend Read more.
Le Mali en ligne: L'IITA reçoit des prix pour ses découvertes dans le domaine agricole
21 December 2008
L'Institut international d'agriculture tropicale (IITA) basé au Nigeria a reçu des prix internationaux pour ses travaux sur le manioc et le cacao, a annoncé l'organisation dans un communiqué transmis à la PANA ce week-end. Lire la suite / Read more.
