The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) will be providing vital support to Nigeria’s cocoa transformation efforts, as the country embarks on doubling production of the crop in the next few years. Specifically, the institute pla…
Archive for January, 2012
Humanitarian News: Nigeria’s national cocoa transformation initiative receive support
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, will be providing vital support to Nigeria’s cocoa transformation efforts, as the country embarks on doubling production of the crop in the next few years.
Vanguard: Turning prisoners to yam farmers
Prison inmates participating in a yam improvement project led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Diocesan Development Services (DDS) are gaining skills on how to better cultivate the tuber crop, and are being empowered to…
Africa Science News: Nigeria’s national cocoa transformation initiative receive support
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, will be providing vital support to Nigeria’s cocoa transformation efforts, as the country embarks on doubling production of the crop in the next few years.
Yakima Herald: Prosser-based researchers rooting out disease in African crop
Researchers from India and Nigeria — working here to stave off grape vine diseases — have come up with new ways to protect cassava plants a hemisphere away.