The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) has selected Dr Abebe Menkir, IITA Maize Breeder, as the recipient of the 2015 CSSA Fellow Award. Dr Menkir has received this prestigious recognition for his efforts spanning 19 years at IITA…
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An elated Anne Roulin, Nestlé Vice President: Nutrition, Health & Wellness & Sustainability, has commended Dr Nteranya Sanginga, Director General of IITA, for his outstanding presentation during the conference Planting Seeds for the Future of Food in Switzerland on…
External evaluators from the Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA) came to review and evaluate IITA’s contribution to the achievements of the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) last week. Jillian Lenne, team leader of the…
Western Africa
WASHC-IITA educates country-level soil health consortia members on ISFM data management and analyses
The West Africa Soil Health Consortia (WASHC) project successfully conducted a training workshop in Ibadan 25-29 May for the five Country-level Soil Health Consortia (CSHC) established in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. Stakeholders included representatives from other…
To mark 2015 as the International Year of Soils declared by the United Nations, a consultative meeting of the African Soil Partnership (AfSP) was held at Elmina, Ghana, 20–22 May. Scientists and representatives from 35 countries across sub-Saharan Africa…
Western Africa
AfricaYam project can achieve more impact on farmers in sub-region, DG of CRI tells partners
During the inauguration of the new AfricaYam project, Dr Victor Agyeman, Director General of Crops Research Institute (CRI), Ghana, affirmed that the project could achieve more impact on farmers in the subregion. “AfricaYam is sure to succeed,” he said,…
Twenty-three participants from partner organizations benefited from a three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on the use and maintenance of mechanical weeders in cassava farms. The ToT, held on 25–27 May, was coordinated by the IITA-led Cassava Weeds Management…
Western Africa
‘AgKnowledge Innovation’ Process Share Fair: Better ways to share and learn – Better ways to work!
On 25 and 26 May, CGIAR centers and other organizations working in agriculture and rural development convened a Share Fair at the International Livestock Research Institute campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was driven by the desire to make sure that…