News year: 2014
About 11 farmers and representatives of farmers’ cooperatives from Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria, working with the Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre (HEDA), visited IITA Ibadan last week and interacted with researchers and discussed potential areas of collaboration…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is supporting the inclusion of cassava flour in bread and other forms of confectionery as part of efforts to improve food security and the livelihoods of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa…
“In the context of a changing climate in a primarily monocrop-based agriculture, as well as labor shortage and exit–particularly of the youth–from this sector, we wanted to promote crop diversification and mechanization as avenues for enhancing food security, nutrition, and income and livelihood options for Zambian smallholder farmers and their families.” This was the statement given by Dr David Chikoye, Director of IITA’s Southern Africa Hub, as he explained the theme of IITA’s exhibition at the 2014 National Agricultural and Commercial Show held in Lusaka, Zambia, from 30 July to August 4…
IITA in Tanzania has officially returned some of the office and laboratory facilities given to it by the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture Food Security through the Department of Research and Development after constructing its own Science Building. The building was inaugurated last year by the Tanzanian President, H.E Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete…
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), His Excellency Joseph Kabila Kabange and Dr Nteranya Sanginga, IITA’s Director General met last Tuesday at the opening of the Bukanga Lonzo agribusiness park to exchange ideas on the role of agriculture and agribusiness for economic growth in the DR Congo…
Madame Olive Lembe Kabila, the First Lady of the Democratic Republic of Congo, paid a visit to the IITA-Kalambo Station on 7 July. She was accompanied by her children, the South Kivu Governor, and top government officials…
Three newly improved vitamin A cassava varieties with yellow roots have been released by the Nigerian government, stepping up efforts to tackle the problem of vitamin A deficiency especially among women and children in the country. These new varieties were developed jointly by IITA and the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike…
National agricultural researchers in five countries in East and Southern Africa have identified their five best varieties in terms of resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) for sharing with one another to speed up efforts to develop varieties with dual resistance to the two diseases…
The activities of young men and women in the Youth Agripreneurs (IYA) program under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have made the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Dr Kanayo Nwanze proud; and rekindled the hope of a new generation of African agricultural entrepreneurs that will feed the continent, create wealth and employment…
