Uganda has been one of the hubs for IITA‘s research and development efforts since 1992. The station, strategically located at the Sendusu farm in Namulonge, benefits from a subequatorial climate with 12 hours of daily sunlight. In 2022, IITA’s…
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Over the years, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Uganda has made significant strides in Agricultural Research and Development in the region. One of the key pillars of IITA-CGIAR‘s success is its commitment to capacity building, empowering…
In a bid to strengthen collaboration with key national partners, the IITA Senior Management Team, led by Director General Dr Simeon Ehui, embarked on a two-day mission to Dodoma, Tanzania’s capital, from 20 to 21 March 2025. The visit…
Eastern Africa
Transforming Agriculture Through Co-Designing: A Path to Gender Equity in Agrifood Systems
Gender transformative approaches (GTAs) have emerged as critical strategies for addressing deep-rooted gender inequalities in agrifood systems. The co-designing process, undertaken by Nyakitonto Youth for Development (NYDT) and Kolping Society of Tanzania (KST) in collaboration with the CGIAR Gender…
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Our scorecard: Two years on, what has the AID-I GLR project accomplished?
More partnerships, direct demand of technologies and practices by scaling organizations, increased knowledge, targets exceeded on women and youth, among other targets. Over the past two years (2022–2024), the Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative Rapid Delivery Hub (AID-I…
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Uniting Minds for Africa’s Agricultural Future: IITA Planning Week 2024
As IITA gears up to host over 200 scientists from diverse disciplines at the headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria, for its annual Planning Week today, looking at the need for such gatherings to advance agricultural research is imperative. This flagship…
Contributed by Moureen Awori and George Mahuku. Introduction Bananas (and plantain) are staple foods and an income source for millions of households in Uganda, with over 70% produced and consumed as either cooked or dessert. In Kasese district, banana…
Eastern Africa
For farmers, seeing is believing, and peer-to-peer is peerless: Village-Based Advisor approach working wonders
In Burundi, the concept of Farmer Promoters was previously unknown, but it is no longer novel, thanks to the Kugwiza Project -the name by which the AID-I GLR Project is known in Burundi. Today, Farmer Promoters – locally known…