IITA, through its “Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops in Africa
The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project has trained its staff and partners on agronomy database management and the barcode labeling system.
Following the flag-off of the seed production training for youth by Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
IITA had a strong presence at the recently concluded week-long “Technology and Innovation Expo 2017” in Abuja.
A five-year, $13 million collaboration between Michigan State University and The MasterCard Foundation will help 15,000 young people access employment and entrepreneurship opportunities
The 5CP project has come to an end but it has made significant progress in fast-tracking the development of cassava varieties with dual resistance to two viral diseases.
Nigerian seed sector professionals said that businesses selling improved varieties and high quality cassava stems for cultivation could help farmers significantly raise their productivity.
In early March, 50 international breeders gathered in Ibadan, Nigeria, for the AfricaYam project’s third annual progress review and planning meeting, which looked at the progress of yam research in West Africa.
The newly constructed Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program, Phase One (ATASP-1) Youth Training Center for Agribusiness at the IITA Station in Abuja, was commissioned by Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh on 27 March.
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