THE International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says the major challenges facing Nigerian agriculture are crop diseases, post harvest losses and poor soil health.
Archive for August, 2012
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.
Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences explores collaboration and partnership in Southern Africa
CIMMYT-Southern Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe, hosted a delegation from the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS), China, on 20 July 2012. The delegation was led by He Xingze, Chief and Chairman of Board of Trustees, who was accompanied by long-t…
Trees for Food Security: New project launch
A major action-research project—Trees for Food Security—is being launched in eastern Africa to encourage and support farmers in the region to grow trees on farms for improved food and nutritional security.