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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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  • Western Africa

    Training of trainers on mechanical weeders held at IITA

    Twenty-three participants from partner organizations benefited from a three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on the use and maintenance of mechanical weeders in cassava farms. The ToT, held on 25–27 May,…

    June 16, 2015
  • Western Africa

    ‘AgKnowledge Innovation’ Process Share Fair: Better ways to share and learn – Better ways to work!

    On 25 and 26 May, CGIAR centers and other organizations working in agriculture and rural development convened a Share Fair at the International Livestock Research Institute campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was…

    June 16, 2015
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    Nestlé VP: IITA is a lighthouse for Africa and many other emerging economies

    An elated Anne Roulin, Nestlé Vice President: Nutrition, Health & Wellness & Sustainability, has commended Dr Nteranya Sanginga, Director General of IITA, for his outstanding presentation during the conference Planting Seeds…

    June 16, 2015
  • Western Africa

    IITA “magic” works on farmers

    Some yam farmers are calling the minisett technology “magic” after they saw its performance in the field. Farmer-representatives from 40 villages in the six local government areas (LGA) of the Federal…

    June 1, 2015
  • Western Africa

    ILRI establishes cassava processing demonstration unit

    The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) office in IITA-Ibadan has established a demonstration unit that is converting waste to wealth by processing cassava peels into high-quality feeds for ruminants, poultry and…

    June 1, 2015
  • Western Africa

    HRS raises awareness on harassment and discrimination policy

    IITA’s Human Resources Services (HRS) had conducted seminars for all staff on the Institute’s harassment and discrimination policy on 26 and 27 May at the IITA Conference Center in line with…

    June 1, 2015
  • Western Africa

    Cassava Monitoring Survey Project conducts 3-day training workshop for survey enumerators

    The IITA Cassava Monitoring Survey (CMS) project, designed to study the adoption rate and diffusion patterns of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria, successfully conducted a training workshop in Ibadan on 20-22…

    June 1, 2015
  • Western Africa

    GIS training course for agricultural research in Africa successfully completed

    Eighteen trainees drawn from various sectors in Nigeria, DR Congo, Ghana, Malawi, and Rwanda have successfully completed a training course on Geographical Information System (GIS) in Ibadan conducted by the IITA Geo-Spatial…

    June 1, 2015
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