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Farmers in Kogi and Benue expressed awe at the large sizes and number of roots produced by the new cassava varieties developed by the NextGen project—Baba-70 and GameChanger—as they pull the crop to see what was below the ground during a farmers field day/ product launch. They spoke about the difference between the new varieties and the old ones, saying …

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Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture, Honourable Hussein Mohamed Bashe wants the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to support the East African region towards cassava, soybean and banana transformation for economic prosperity. In a meeting with researchers from IITA—including those working under the Building and Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, phase 2, (BASICS-II), Honorable  Bashe acknowledged that agriculture was crucial …

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has commended the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its partners for their impact on the Nigerian seed system especially in the cassava sector. The commendation came during the IITA launched second phase of the Building an Economically Sustainable and Integrated Cassava Seed Systems (BASIC II). The first phase of the project, BASICS-I, which …

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The International Institute of Topical Agriculture (IITA), through its Youth in Agribusiness office, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria to implement the Young Africa Works strategy. The partnership aims to enable 242,724 young Nigerian women and men to build skills and secure dignified and fulfilling work opportunities in the agrifood value chain over the next 5 years. Young …

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Policymakers comprising commissioners of agriculture, permanent secretaries and program managers of Agricultural Development Programs (ADPs) in Nigeria have lauded efforts by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on digital agriculture. At the meeting tagged: ‘Presentation of Digital Tools: Disruptive Innovations in Cassava and Maize Farming systems’, the Commissioners for Agriculture in Ondo and Ekiti states, Messrs Adegboyega Adefarati and …

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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Friday unveiled a suite digital tools that are helping in transforming farming, improving yield and livelihoods of farmers.

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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to invest in agriculture and particularly cassava, soybean, cowpea and plantain to help Africa cut down annual food imports that is estimated at $50billion. Obasanjo spoke during the official inauguration of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Kalambo research station in Bukavu, …

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…As Institute Presents Agric Policy Framework To Oyo State Nigeria’s former President and IITA Goodwill Ambassador, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, at the weekend commissioned two key projects at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan. The projects include an Agricultural Transformation Building dedicated to research and delivery of innovations to farmers across …

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The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga said today that a collaboration between IITA and Sudan will put smiles on the faces of farmers in the northern African country. This was contained in an address to a presidential delegation from Sudan, that spent 5 days in Nigeria and visited IITA to familiarize, exchange …

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Cote d’Ivoire, Africa’s largest cocoa producer, has sent a delegation to Nigeria to understudy the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Youth Agripreneur (IYA) Model, as part of efforts to revamp its agriculture and address its growing youth unemployment, IITA said today. The 10-man delegation understudying the IYA model was led by Karitia Caulibaly, Deputy Director of Cabinet, Ministry of …

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