“Congratulations, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is the first centre to provide a proper inventory!” – Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV).
Nigeria-based IITA is proud to announce that it is the first organization to contribute to the new Svalbard Global Seed Vault project.
Progress has been made in IITA’s longstanding effort to develop cowpea resistant to the Striga plant parasite through the use of molecular markers, as part of the goal of reducing crop losses estimated by FAO at $200 million annually in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Scientists at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) concluded a five year US$ 4 million project that improved plant breeding techniques and developed new cultivars to increase yields of Musa crops (banana and plantain)
The Oyo State Police Chief, CP Udom U. Ekpo. Udom was in IITA, Ibadan on an official visit on the 4 December 2007. The DDG (R4D Support), Dr. Lakshmi Menon, received him and his team. The visitors were later shown a video presentation on major operations of the Institute.
Resource-poor farmers who were introduced to dry season cowpea production technology in the fadama areas of Radi and Adrawa, two villages near Maradi, Niger Republic have expressed delight at the technology, which has great potentials to improve their livelihoods.
The Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Helg Pierre, paid a working visit to IITA on Tuesday, 23 October. He was accompanied by Mr Stephen Winkler, First Secretary (African Affairs), and Ms Regina Derrer, Assistant Secretary (Information).
Africa will experience a green revolution sooner than expected. What is required is the political will and mind change of African leaders to achieve a green revolution in the nearest future.
A training workshop has been organized for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technicians from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), the Remote Sensing Center in Jos, and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (FMARD)…
Commercial soybean production is expanding fast in Borno State of Nigeria. Several farmers in the southern part of the State are adopting the production of the crop for food and for income generation…
