Nigeria and 19 other African countries will directly benefit from the African Development Bank- funded initiative known as the Support for Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops (SARD-SC), but the multiplier effect of the project is e…
The Japanese Embassy in Nigeria has agreed to join efforts with IITA and the Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) to help farmers. To demonstrate their commitment, the three institutions signed a memorandum of understanding to improve cassava prod…
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we pay tribute to the women who, despite staggering odds, were able to raise themselves up and become productive members of society. We feature one such amazing woman who was able to take her life back fr…
The “Making Agricultural Innovations Work for Smallholder Farmers Affected by HIV/AIDS” – or MIRACLE – a project funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and implemented by IITA has commissioned four small-scale cassava pro…
Poultry fed with maize that had been treated with aflasafeTM experienced reduced mortality in addition to other benefits, according to a new study by scientists from IITA and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
