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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

    COMPRO-II project team meets to plot for year 3

      The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of COMPRO-II, an IITA-led project that assesses the quality and effectiveness of commercial products in the marketplace that claim to increase crop yields, held its …

    February 3, 2014
  • Western Africa

    Agricultural transformation in Africa now in sight

      Ghanaian Consul-General Alhaji Abdulai Abukari, who paid a courtesy visit to IITA, says research outputs and innovations at the Institute are signs that agricultural transformation in Africa is no longer…

    February 3, 2014
  • Western Africa

    Africa’s biggest maker of ethanol from cassava cites IITA

      Allied Atlantic Distilleries Limited (AADL), Africa’s biggest maker of ethanol from cassava, says improved varieties and best-bet agronomic practices in the production of cassava, which it obtained from IITA and…

    February 3, 2014
  • Western Africa

    New project on Cassava Weeds Management launched this week

      IITA and partners this week launched a new multi-year project assessing sustainable weed management technologies for cassava-based farming systems in Nigeria in Ibadan. The project is seeking to find solutions…

    February 3, 2014
  • Central Africa

    IITA-Kalambo Station Celebrates Christmas and Year-End 2013

    On 23 December 2013, IITA-Kalambo held a Christmas and year-end party to celebrate Christmas and reflect on its achievements over the year. The event which was held in collaboration with CIAT…

    January 22, 2014
  • Central Africa

    DG meets staff of IITA Kalambo, Bukavu, DR Congo

      During his official tour in DR Congo, the IITA Director General, Nteranya Sanginga, met with all the staff and students of the Kalambo Station on 9 January 2014.  He was…

    January 22, 2014
  • Central Africa

    Governor of South Kivu, DRC, thanks IITA for its development efforts in the country

      His Excellency, Governor Marcelin Chishambo Ruhoya of South Kivu in DR Congo, has praised IITA’s efforts to support development in his region and country and assured the Institute of his…

    January 22, 2014
  • Western Africa

    Giant strides in IITA plantain breeding for West Africa

      IITA has made significant progress in its plantain research in West Africa with the generation of seedlings from crosses with in vitro induced tetraploids from diploids―a first for the Institute.…

    January 21, 2014
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