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Archive for January, 2012
Modern Ghana: IITA to backstop Nigeria’s national cocoa transformation initiative
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.
AfricaSTI: Healthy seed yam technique brings benefits to farmers
Nigerian farmers are getting cleaner seed yams that promise better harvests in the season ahead, thanks to the healthy seed yam producng technique by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
Coast Week: Two plants diseases threaten cassava production in East Africa: institute
The proliferation of deadly Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and resistant to the equally devastating Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) is a threat to food security and well-being of farmers in East Africa, the International Institute of Tropical Agricul…
Africa Newswire: Tanzania: Good News for Cassava as New Varieties to Combat Deadly Viral Diseases Officially Released
These diseases represent the greatest threat to food security in the region as cassava is Africa’s second most important food crop after maize and provides more than half of the dietary calories for over half of the total rural and urban population i…