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,…
Building a functional formal cassava seed system is critical to Tanzania’s agriculture. It is the foundation for providing high-yielding, disease-resistant, and climate-resilient cassava varieties to smallholder farmers. Yet the very people who form the backbone of cassava production, women…
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In a bid to strengthen collaboration with key national partners, the IITA Senior Management Team, led by Director General Dr Simeon Ehui, embarked on a two-day mission to Dodoma, Tanzania’s capital, from 20 to 21 March 2025. The visit…
Since 2022, the IITA Gender Science Network (GSN) has been spearheading a transformative initiative to integrate a gender lens into research and institutional activities…
Following the first year of implementation, the Program for Seed System Innovation for Vegetatively-propagated Crops in Africa (PROSSIVA) held its annual review and planning meeting from 12 to 14 December 2023 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.…
IITA has welcomed its new Director for the Eastern Africa, Dr Leena Tripathi, who will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.…
“Drought affected the crop varieties we used to grow. It also increased attacks by pests and diseases, and we did not know how to manage them. One could plant but not harvest at all,” says Salum Lipeni, a farmer…