Nigerian scientists at the National Roots Crops Research Institute, NCRI, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, have developed and released the first ever African set of pro-vitamin A-enriched yellow cassava a…
Archive for April, 2012
Fresh plaza: Vitamin A enhanced cassavas save Nigeria
Vitamin A enhanced cassava could help Nigeria reduce economic losses in GDP, that are currently estimated to be at $1.5 billion, says Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga.
Leadership: Nigeria To Save $1.5Bn In GDP From Cassava – Iita
Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga has said that the consumption of pro-vitamin A cassava could help Nigeria reduce economic losses in Gross Domestic Product that is estimated at about $1.5bil…
Humanitarian news: Economic sense in eating pro-vitamin A cassava varieties
… Represented by the Coordinator, Cassava Enterprise Development Project, IITA, Dr. Gbassey Tarawali; Sanginga commended the Nigerian government for taking the lead in biofortification with the release of the cassava varieties to farmers.
Aerial shot of rice production in Uruguay.
Rice production in Eastern Uruguay from the air.