As part of efforts to strengthen engagement with the Government of Mozambique, farmers, private-sector actors, researchers, and development partners, IITA–CGIAR participated at the 61st edition of the Mozambique Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial…
The collaboration between IITA’s Maize Improvement Program, Pathology and Mycotoxin/Aflasafe Unit, and the University of Ibadan has generated new evidence that resistance to aflatoxins can be combined with productivity and agronomic…
What does it take to move from understanding pangenomes to using them to solve real-world crop breeding challenges? That question brought 20 researchers to the IITA–CGIAR campus in Nairobi from 31 August…
A promising technology. A pressing need. What connects the two? That question shaped discussions at the 2026 IITA Eastern Africa Hub Retreat, held from 16 to 18 September at Ridge Cabin…
As part of the working visit of Dr Makram Geha, Director of the CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow (B4T) Science Program, to IITA–CGIAR, Professor Carlos Iglesias of North Carolina State University (NCSU)…
As part of efforts to support the availability of quality planting material for farmers ahead of the 2027 production season, IITA donated breeder seeds of two improved yam varieties to seed…
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices could play an important role in strengthening food security and improving the nutritional quality of diets among smallholder farming households in Mali, according to a new study…
New genomic evidence could help scientists distinguish ancient viral remnants from active infections—and support safer yam germplasm exchange Yams are prone to several viruses, and some of their genomes contain…