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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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    Rwandan Farmers and Extension Agents commend IITA’s digital tools for sustainable banana production

    Digital tools are gradually improving the reality of farmers and ground-level evidence is critical to support further development and scaling at various levels. Recently, farmers and farmer promoters (local extension agents)…

    April 20, 2022
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    IITA launches a groundbreaking project in Ghana.

      The project’s overall objective is to improve the livelihoods of smallholder chicken, fish, pig, and vegetable producers and other value chain actors and contribute to improved urban sanitation and mitigate…

    February 8, 2022
  • Eastern Africa

    Digital tools and citizen science adopted to better understand diet quality across Rwanda

    The CGIAR, in partnership with the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) and VIAMO, are piloting an innovative system for high-frequency collection of diet quality data in Rwanda. The…

    December 21, 2021
  • Eastern Africa

    Tricot approach: cassava and potato trials show promising results in Rwanda

    The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in partnership with the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), the International Potato Center (CIP), One Acre Fund (OAF), and the Alliance…

    November 17, 2021
  • Eastern Africa

    Working towards a decent standard of living for smallholder coffee farmers in the Mount Elgon Region

    The GIZ Employment and Skills for Development in Africa (E4D) programme has partnered with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Uganda and Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) to improve the livelihoods…

    June 16, 2021
  • Eastern Africa

    IITA and Touton Ltd – coffee farmer diversification strategies

    The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Uganda Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Team spent a week in Kasese district, western Uganda, in May conducting focus group discussions with more than 150 smallholder…

    June 15, 2021
  • Work-life balance: IITA Rwanda sets up nursing room for CGIAR staff
    Eastern Africa

    Work-life balance: IITA Rwanda sets up nursing room for CGIAR staff

    Having a good work-life balance is very important for the well-being of any organization and its employees. The basic idea is that organizations have a responsibility to support their staff in…

    May 7, 2021
  • Rwanda Agricultural Board commends the accomplishments of the ICT4BXW Project and supports scaling
    Central Africa Digital tools

    Rwanda Agricultural Board commends the accomplishments of the ICT4BXW Project and supports scaling

    Since 2018, IITA has been collaborating with the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) to implement an innovative project called “Digital tool for monitoring and control of Banana Xanthomonas…

    April 22, 2021
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