The Black Soldier Fly Production Unit, established in Kofisah hosted a training for over fifteen (15) officers of Ghana Prisons Service (GP) on the Black Soldier Fly technology from 15th to 18th July, 2025. Jointly organized by the…
All Posts By
Web Team
Uncategorized
Promoting sustainable agricultural practices: IITA and BNARI jointly trained the Ghana Prisons Service on the BSF technology
The Black Soldier Fly Production Unit, established in Kofisah hosted a training for over fifteen (15) officers of Ghana Prisons Service (GP) on the Black Soldier Fly technology from 15th to 18th July, 2025. Jointly organized by the…
The IITA- led BSF for Bio Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability (BBEST) Project, engaged farmers at the maiden Edition of Channel One TV’s AgriFair, held from 20th to 22nd June at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra.…
The United Nations designated 12 May the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) to raise global awareness of how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the environment, and boost economic development. The 2025 international…
IITA programs focus on effective solutions from nature and use advanced technologies, data, and AI tools to manage various endemic, emerging, and invasive pests that threaten food production in sub-Saharan Africa. Crop pests and diseases (P&Ds) significantly threaten agricultural…
Science Blog
Biological control without borders: IITA’s leadership in sustainable plant health solutions
Inaugural releases of biocontrol agents against the mango mealybug, attended by the State Minister for Agriculture Hon. Fred Bwiino Kyakulaga, FAO and senior government officials, and IITA’s Georg Goergen (Image Credit: IITA) Indian Council of Agricultural Research and FAO…
The native biocontrol agents are being used to control notorious food-borne toxins in 15 countries in Africa. Across Africa and much of the tropical world, farmers growing maize, groundnut, sorghum, and other staples face a silent threat to their…
Uncategorized
IITA and UNIKIN have raised awareness among households to ensure the sustainable supply of household waste.
In order to ensure a sustainable supply of household waste for its black soldier fly larvae production unit established at the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), the BBEST project in partnership with the latter has undertaken an awareness-raising activity…