Food security in Africa will remain elusive with isolated successes, fueling a sense of false optimism in an otherwise dismal situation unless decisive actions are taken to assist small-scale farmers to grow more and more valuable crops, according to t…
As nations across the globe prepare to mark another World Food Day on 16 October, the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga, has called on world leaders and other stakeholders to redouble e…
Cameroon and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have agreed to join forces more than ever before to improve agriculture, create wealth and reduce poverty in both rural and urban areas.
This study is part of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project that aims at addressing the shortfalls in maize production resulting from drought through the development and dissemination of appropriate cultivars.
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Jigawa State government have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding, opening a fresh chapter of transfer of agricultural innovations from IITA to that state.
