Areas hit by massive floods in Bayelsa region of Nigeria will benefit from seeds conserved in the genebank of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), as the Institute plans to assist farmers rebuild their livelihoods with new improv…
Qualifications/Experience: The candidate should possess the intellectual leadership and strong management skills necessary to develop, articulate and carry out a vision for the project. S/he must have a minimum of MSc degree in agriculture related fiel…
Qualifications/Experience: S/he must have a minimum of MSc degree in agriculture related fields. Minimum of 7 years’ professional experience in developing countries, some of which should be in Africa, in increasing the availability of soil fertility …
Humidtropics, a major new research-for-development program launched today, aims at increasing average farm income by 50% with 25% of poor households lifted above the poverty line in the humid tropics in the next 15 years. Research leading to production…
Tanzania’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives (MAFC) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have launched three new projects today to support efforts to develop cassava varieties with resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD)…
