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Building Food System Country Profiles to support decision-making in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Much of the work on food systems to date has relied on fragmented and disparate…

New study explores wet markets and the risk of emerging zoonotic diseases

In Asia, live animals as well as animal products are commonly sold in traditional markets,…

Agriculture: The key to state-level development in Nigeria

IITA Director General Nteranya Sanginga has highlighted the need for state governments in Nigeria to…

IITA partners with French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enhance women’s livelihoods

On 11 June, IITA officially launched the Support to Women Entrepreneurship in the Agrifood Sector …

IITA research fellows to partner with national research institutes for development

The International Association of Research Scholars and Fellows (IARSAF) at IITA went on a working …

A machine for making yam mounds?

Yam is the “king of crops” in West Africa and one of the most important…

Policymakers approve Aflasafe testing in Burundi

IITA-Burundi officially unveiled Aflasafe by presenting two Aflasafe products—Aflasafe BU01, a cou…

Banana project applauded for making record progress amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Malnutrition in young children and pregnant women is known to have adverse consequences on their…

ENABLE-TAAT success story: Mentorship helps beneficiary overcome COVID-19 impact

A beneficiary of the ENABLE-TAAT capacity development exercise has affirmed that beyond technical tr…

Study sheds light on banana’s defense mechanism against the deadly Fusarium wilt disease

IITA scientists have identified the defense mechanisms for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (F…

IITA signs Aflasafe manufacturing and distribution agreement in Mozambique

Food safety took a step forward in Mozambique as IITA signed a Technology Transfer and Licensing A…

Time-use agency: A new measure of women’s empowerment

BY SARAH EISSLER, JESSICA HECKERT,EMILY MYERS, GREG SEYMOUR, SHEELA SINHAROY, KATHRYN M. YOUNT AND J…

Research shifts policy from energy subsidy to water savings in Uzbekistan's irrigated heartland

In Uzbekistan, most agricultural land is irrigated with water pumped from two rivers, the Amu…

UN dialogue sets pathway for nature-positive aquatic food solutions

Holistic research, policy and business investments can boost sustainable innovations in aquatic food…

AKILIMO digital platform improves potato yields in Rwanda

Potato yields are highly-dependent on fertilizer use but pinpointing the amount of fertilizer to b…

Research on business models for fecal sludge management turns into a training agenda across India

In India, more and more people have access to toilets. But the widespread poor management…

Ethiopia embarks on significant water policy reforms, guided by options from WLE and IWMI

Ethiopia's development trajectory is placing water resources under extraordinary pressure. To have a…

SPIA Welcomes New Members