The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says Nigeria will save about $252 million every year if the country mixes cassava flour in wheat floor in making bread.
Archive for August, 2012
Agricultural intensification promotes gender equity in Nepal
In Nepal, the involvement of men and women in agriculture is starting to change.Photo: N. Palmer (CIAT) Edited by Cecilia Schubert
The Moment: IITA DG lists challenges facing Nigerian agriculture
THE International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says the major challenges facing Nigerian agriculture are crop diseases, post harvest losses and poor soil health.
The Guardian: Psaltry: Taking Cassava Processing To New Heights
I obtained two international awards during my career. The first was at the first Cassava Scientific Conference in Gent, Belgium, in 2007 where I bagged the best orally presented presentation for a paper titled Challenges of industrial utilization of ca…
2013 Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Call is now open
Applicants are invited to send their application by the deadline of 11 November 2012. Click to find out information about this year’s research themes and criteria.