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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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    2013 Open Day: Agripreneurs woo youngsters to agriculture

      Members of the IITA Youth Agripreneurs participated in the 2013 Open Day, exhibiting products from their farms and also distributing literature to visitors about their activities. The event which was…

    January 15, 2014
  • Western Africa

    Oyo State to partner with IITA on youth development

      The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has pledged his administration’s willingness to work with IITA towards addressing youth unemployment and food insecurity. The Governor has also made a…

    January 15, 2014
  • Western Africa

    Dr Sanginga calls for youth engagement in agribusiness

      The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Dr Nteranya Sanginga has underscored the need for youth engagement in agribusiness. This was part of his presentation at…

    January 15, 2014
  • Western Africa

    FOSCA/YIIFSWA consultative meeting at IITA Ibadan

    Component leaders and  partners involved in the implementation of the YIIFSWA program in Nigeria met on 9 December, in IITA Ibadan for a two-day consultative meeting with the Farmer Organization Support…

    January 15, 2014
  • Western Africa

    Military command pays courtesy visit to IITA

    The Commander of the Nigerian Air Force Detachment, Ibadan, Air Commodore K.E. Adediji paid a courtesy visit to IITA on Friday and sought areas of possible collaboration between IITA and his…

    January 15, 2014
  • Western Africa

    IITA-Kano station hosts SAS training

      ITA Kano station in collaboration with ICRISAT Nigeria hosted a week’s training on Statistics and Statistical Computing Course with SAS. The participants were drawn from IITA, ICRISAT, and other partners…

    January 15, 2014
  • Western Africa

    IITA-YIIFSWA launches FCT Yam Development Forum (YDF) in Abuja

    The YIIFSWA project has launched the Federal Capital Territory Yam Development Forum (YDF) on Thursday 12 December, bringing key stakeholders across the yam value chain to a common platform with a…

    January 15, 2014
  • Western Africa

    Cassava Transformation: Breaking the limits of climate change

      Scientists from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan and partners have successfully established a 100-hectare farm with cassava in Tureta, Sokoto State ―one of the semi-arid regions of…

    January 10, 2014
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