Across Nigeria’s tomato fields, smallholder farmers are navigating a rapidly transforming food system, shaped by growing urbanization, rising incomes, shifting diets toward fresh, safe, high-quality food. This has fueled the growth of midstream actors, such as aggregators, wholesalers, transporters,…
As part of efforts to strengthen engagement with the Government of Mozambique, farmers, private-sector actors, researchers, and development partners, IITA–CGIAR participated at the 61st edition of the Mozambique Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Fair (FACIM) in Maputo recently. IITA used the…
What does it take to move from understanding pangenomes to using them to solve real-world crop breeding challenges? That question brought 20 researchers to the IITA–CGIAR campus in Nairobi from 31 August to 4 September 2026 for a five-day workshop…
A promising technology. A pressing need. What connects the two? That question shaped discussions at the 2026 IITA Eastern Africa Hub Retreat, held from 16 to 18 September at Ridge Cabin Resort in Limuru, Kenya. Colleagues from across East…
As part of the working visit of Dr Makram Geha, Director of the CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow (B4T) Science Program, to IITA–CGIAR, Professor Carlos Iglesias of North Carolina State University (NCSU) delivered an engaging seminar that took participants on…
For over 70 percent of rural women in Tanzania, land is more than an agriculturally productive asset. It is the foundation for livelihoods, household food and nutrition security, economic empowerment, dignity, voice, and decision-making. Yet, despite legal protections,…
For decades, farmers, researchers, and policymakers in Sierra Leone have worked with limited and outdated soil information, making it difficult to determine where crops perform best, what nutrients are needed, and how fertilizer/other input investments can deliver the…
Scaling agricultural mechanization innovations has enormous potential to transform Zambia’s food, land, and water systems by improving productivity, reducing labor demands, minimizing post-harvest losses, and creating new business opportunities across agricultural value chains. However, successful mechanization scaling is…