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IITA-CGIAR in Kenya recently hosted a delegation from Madagascar for a learning visit aimed at deepening collaboration
The appropriate varieties of early-maturing cowpea for Burkina Faso (AVEC-BF) project organized a farmers’ participatory varietal selection (FPVS) for 1,011 farmers from 14 villages in the north and south of Burkina Faso
In a significant step towards enhancing maize farming practices, the RadioIITA Farmers Outreach, in collaboration with the Maize Improvement Program, has successfully empowered maize farmers with critical agricultural knowledge and skills.
A brand new 80-ton Man Diesel trailer with the capacity to transport earth moving machines and heavy equipment has been acquired by the Facilities Management Services.
The Institute has joined the Excellence Through Stewardship (ETS) platform. ETS is a global not-for-profit organization that promotes the universal adoption of stewardship programs and quality management systems for the full life cycle of agricultural technology products.
As part of efforts to create profitable partnerships and support beneficiaries of the YEASA project in Nigeria, the YEASA project consortium, Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), IITA, and Africa Rice, organized a workshop for national and local stakeholders on the roadmap for public and private youth investment in the agricultural sector.
More than 20 farmers from Katogota and Kamanyola in the Ruzizi plain of South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), took part in a participatory evaluation of intercropping trials of maize and Brachiaria grass.
The Chairman, Community Development Committee Onne, Mr Martin Olaka, has called on IITA-Onne to collaborate in tarring the access road linking the station to the town.
On 7 December, Corporate Farmers International (CFI), IITA, and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) launched the Nigeria Stock Brokers Agribusiness Group (NSBAG).
