Agropolis InternationalDr. Marie-Noelle Ndjiondjop, a Cameroun national, Molecular Biologist and Head of the Biotechnology Unit at AfricaRice, Benin, has received the Dr Robert J. Carsky Award for Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS) due to her very i…
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Daily Guide: US$12m For Yam Production. In Ghana, Nigeria
The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project, which is supported by a US$12 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be led by IITA in collaboration with the governments of Ghana and Nigeria. The UK’s Natural Resources Institute (NRI), the Alliance
The Guardian: IITA, others plan N1.9b scheme to boost yam farming
THE International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and a host of partners will soon begin a new initiative that will dramatically boost yam productivity and double the incomes of about three million yam farmers in West Africa.
National Mirror: IITA, others initiate $12m project to boost yam productivity
The International Insti-tute of Tropical Agri-culture (IITA) and a host of partners have announced landmark new initiative to dra-matically boost yam productiv-ity and double the incomes of three million yam farmers in West Africa. According to a state…
PM News: Bill Gates boosts yam research with $12m
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave a $12-million (nine-million-euro) grant Monday to a project aimed at boosting yam production and doubling the income of west African farmers of the crop.