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New disease-resistant cassava varieties introduced in Rwanda

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Rwandans benefit from IITA Women’s Group scholarship for the first time

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Lessons from 21 years of breeding Eastern Africa‘s popular cooking bananas

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Researchers develop a new way to describe plantain diversity in DRC

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IITA and partners conduct first proteomic investigation in plantain and banana

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Women’s group in DRC press for economic change

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Participatory land use planning is seen as key to ensuring sustainable land use in Lushoto, Tanzania.

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What would ensure the success of job creation in agribusiness in Africa?

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  • Deputy Minister for Technical Services, Honorable Solomon Hedd-Williams with others at the commissioning of the AAS in the soil testing lab.
    Sahel Western Africa

    From sample to science: Strengthening the laboratory backbone of soil health in West Africa and the Sahel

    When farmers receive fertilizer recommendations, they rarely see the scientists who spent days analyzing soil samples to produce it. When countries talk about boosting food production or building climate-resilient agriculture, the…

    August 13, 2026
  • MIR spectrophotometer machine.
    Science Blog

    Beyond wet chemistry: A faster way to generate soil data

    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…

    August 4, 2026
  • Head of the CGIAR Liaison Office for Africa, Covic Namukolo, IITA Deputy Director General for Partnership for Delivery and Scaling, Dr Tahirou Abdoulaye; ASARECA, Executive Director, Dr Sylvester Baguma, and Geoffrey Onaga representing Knowledge Management Community of Practice during the signing of the Framework at AASW9.
    Western Africa

    AUC, CAADP-XP4, and CGIAR renew Continental partnership to strengthen knowledge systems at AASW9

      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…

    August 4, 2026
  • Science Blog

    How science at IITA is transforming Africa’s food systems

    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…

    July 20, 2026
  • Uncategorized

    GRAND AGRO-BUSINESS AND DIGITAL SHOW (GSAD2026)

      IITA participated in the Grand Agribusiness and Digital Fair (GSAD 2026), held in Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, from July 16 to 19, 2026, at the Provincial Assembly building, to promote its…

    July 19, 2026
  • IITA Director General Dr Simeon Ehui with the Oguntoye twins at IITA Headquarters.
    Western Africa

    Celebrity twins explore IITA’s natural beauty on honeymoon retreat

    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…

    July 10, 2026
  • Dajie Odok with farmers at Tafa-tafa Area, Ijaiye Farm Settlement, Akinyele LGA.
    Western Africa

    When the rains no longer follow the rules: The push to connect farmers with climate solutions

    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,…

    July 10, 2026
  • Western Africa

    From casual worker to forestry student: How the AFR100 Olokemeji Reforestation Project transformed Samuel Taiwo’s life

    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…

    July 10, 2026
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