Reliable soil information is becoming increasingly important as countries across West Africa and the Sahel work to improve fertilizer recommendations, manage soil degradation, and strengthen climate-resilient agriculture. Generating this information at the national and regional scales requires analytical systems…
Knowledge is increasingly recognized as one of Africa’s most valuable agricultural resources, not only for generating innovations, but also for ensuring that proven solutions reach the last-mile users—smallholder farmers—that need those most. Against this backdrop, continental partners have…
When people think of agricultural research, they often picture scientists in white coats working quietly in laboratories, surrounded by microscopes, and test tubes or researchers on the field under the scorching sun collecting data from field trials. What is…
IITA–CGIAR recently hosted the renowned ecotourism ambassadors – the Oguntoye twins, founders of Twins Tourism, and hosts of the popular Travel with the Twins radio program on Lagelu FM, just days after they exchanged wedding vows with the identical…
For more than 16 years, maize farmer Oyeniyi Julius in the Akufo farm settlement, Ido LGA, relied on experience to guide his farming decisions. Like many smallholder farmers in Oyo State, he understood the rhythm of the seasons. He…
In the heart of Nigeria’s Olokemeji Forest Reserve, where verdant greenery now rises to reclaim degraded land, lies a story as transformative as the trees themselves. Samuel Peters Taiwo, a former casual worker at the IITA Forest Center, is…
For millions of people across Africa, a healthy bunch of bananas on the farm or a bag of aflatoxin-free maize at the market may seem like ordinary sights. Yet behind these everyday realities are decades of scientific research, innovation,…
Banana is an important crop serving millions of households as a staple food and source of income in East Africa. It drives food security, nutrition, and rural livelihoods across the region, with its value deeply integrated in smallholder farming systems and…