“If we are going to make a real difference in farmers’ lives, agricultural research must not only be responsive to the needs of the times but more importantly it should be able to find its way into farmers’ fields and their families’ homes. Res…
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s refreshed strategy serves as a guide and goal for the effective and efficient implementation of its agricultural research for development (R4D) and contribution to development impact in the tropics.
ITA warmly welcomed Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, who visited IITA headquarters this week. Board Member Odusote, a Nigerian and also the country’s Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, thumbed…
Researchers have identified maize parental lines and hybrids with high levels of drought tolerance among the early and the extra-early maturing maize genotypes developed and conserved by IITA.
Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, His Excellency, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, will be among the special guests that will attend the inauguration of the multi-million dollar science b…
