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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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  • Farmers in Burundi, Kayanza province, Rango Commune received improved seed packs of Musole Bean Variety for trial at the individual farm level.
    Central Africa Eastern Africa

    Harnessing scaling partnerships in the Great Lakes region for large-scale impact

    The USAID-funded “Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative Rapid Delivery Hub” (AID-I GLR) harnesses the partnership with innovations development actors, the private sector, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations to deliver agricultural…

    May 18, 2023
  • Digital tools deployed by IITA are helping to effectively monitor and manage BXW, the most devastating banana disease (Photo by IITA).
    Digital tools Eastern Africa ICT4BXW

    How digital tools help tackle the most ravaging banana disease in Rwanda

    Patrice Muhimbabwenge no longer has to uproot his entire banana plantation to address the threat posed by Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), the most notorious banana disease in Rwanda. This is a…

    April 24, 2023
  • Mr Levson Chulu (in a red t-shirt and brown jacket), the EU delegation and some of the DeSIRA team members
    Southern Africa

    European Union delegation visits on-farm and on-station field experiments in Malawi under the DeSIRA project

    The EU-DeSIRA Malawi team comprising Program Manager Marco Vacirca and Finance Manager Chapresto Cortes Maria visited on-farm trials at Mulanje and Salima and on-station at Chitala Research Station from 6 to…

    April 5, 2023
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    IITA BBEST held its annual review meeting in DRC.

      The BSF for Bio Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability BBEST held its annual review meeting in Kinshasa, DRC, just after its official launch on March 16-17, 2023. The two-day meeting…

    March 17, 2023
  • Uncategorized

    The IITA BBEST Project is officially launched in DRC.

      Dr. Abdoulaye Tahirou, delivered a comprehensive presentation, highlighting the underpinnings of the BBEST project. He eloquently outlined the project’s rationale, objectives, and diverse array of work packages. These encompassed the…

    February 28, 2023
  • Central Africa

    CGIAR OPEN DAY IN CAMEROON

    The CGIAR Centres in Cameroon reiterate their commitment to a sustainable partnership with the Government of Cameroon. After several decades in Cameroon, and despite their significant contribution to agricultural research and…

    February 10, 2023
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    IITA BBEST cuts sod to start the construction of itsfacilities at Kofisah in Nsawam.

      After an engagement with the community members, the project team the focal person from CSIR-IIR, Dr Richard Bayitse, the Municipal Chief Executive of Nsawam Adoagyiri Mr Isaac Buabeng including other…

    January 4, 2023
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    IITA BBEST partakes in the 38th edition of the National Farmer’s Day celebration.

      The 38th National Farmers Day celebration and agricultural fair was held at the Golden Jubilee Park, Koforidua in the eastern region under the theme: “accelerating agricultural development through value addition” from November…

    December 2, 2022
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