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For a country with a population of over 19 million, the existing gaps in Zambia’s…

Dr Djouaka and the State Secretary pose in front of the “BSF village”

State Secretary of the Ministry of International Development for Norway visits the BSF project

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The State Secretary of the Ministry of International Development for Norway, Bjorg Sandkjaer, paid a…

The team at the Dairy Cooperative in Bomet

IITA and partners commended for EU-AU project by donors

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IITA and other Long-term EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership for Food and Nutrition Security …

Researchers assess impact of COVID-19 pandemic in DRC for intervention purposes

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, cases and deaths were concentrated in large urban…

IITA modernizing farm operations in partnership with Bayer

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

With an overall mission to assure food security in Africa, IITA constantly seeks agricultural solu…

IAA prioritizes smallholder farmers with climate-smart and GAP training

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Since 19 July 2019, the USAID-funded Feed the Future Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity’s (IA…

Moderator Gina Cortés Valderrama (left) introducing the panelists at the beginning of the event.

CGIAR and partners advocate gender-responsive climate actions at Bonn Conference side event

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The CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform, Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), and Women Environment …

Dumping of cassava peels causes environmental challenges.

RUNRES supports circular economy entrepreneur turning cassava waste into livestock feed

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Cassava, a major staple crop in Rwanda, is an essential source of calories and income…

TAAT Program Management Unit Coordinator, Dr Chrysantus Akem, explaining the importance of partnerships to improve agricultural sustainability.

Stakeholders prepare for TAAT 2 after a successful first phase

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The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), a project sponsored by the Africa…

IITA DDG Partnerships for Delivery, Kenton Dashiell (right), welcoming Akintunde Boboye, Head of Ohunalumani Limited.

IITA to provide advisory services to agricultural start-up company, Ohunalumani Limited

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

The head of Ohunalumani Limited, Akintunde Boboye, and his team visited IITA on 9 June, seeking p…

Ecological farming a boon for staple crop farmers in Africa, new study finds

20.07.22

Environmental health & biodiversity

Elufe Chipande, a farmer at Songani in Zomba District, Malawi, is intercropping maize (background) a…

Dr David Ladipo, IITA Forest Center Patron, addressing conservationists and invited guests on best practices for reforestation.

Forest conservationists converge in Olokemeji for third reforestation plantathon

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The IITA Forest Center organized the third marathon tree planting (plantathon) at Olokemeji in Jun…

IITA staff showcasing IITA products to participants during the exhibition

Networking to improve agriculture: IITA joins other organizations at ECOWAS-Aviana expo

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The ECOWAS-Aviana Aviv West Africa Int’l Expo 2022 took place at the University of Ibadan…

Participants holding up some of the selected cassava varieties.

Farmer-preferred, CBSD-resistant cassava varieties released by Central Africa breeding program

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The USAID-funded Action to Control Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) in the Democratic Republic of…

L-R: Director of Agribusiness, Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture, Aramide Ganzallo; IITA Deputy Director-General, Corporate Services, Hilde Koper; Country Head, Mastercard Foundation Nigeria, Chidinma Lawanson; Ecobank Managing Director, Bolaji Lawal; and I-Youth Project Executive Director, Aline Mugisho during the I-Youth Project Agribusiness Investment Forum held in Lagos.

IITA and Mastercard Foundation engage investors in agribusinesses

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IITA and Mastercard Foundation have engaged the organized private sector to create profitable partn…

Lionel Kadja (3rd from right) presenting aflatoxin test equipment to Robert Dowuona Owoo, 4th from right). Others (from left to right): Dr Dorothy Effa; AGRA’s Country Head, Juliette Lampoh-Agroh; IITA Country Representative, Dr Richard Asare, and Dr Daniel Agbetiameh. Photo credit: Gabriel Ayeetey/GCX

IITA donates Rapid Aflatoxin Testing Equipment to Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) and trains staff to use them

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A brief official ceremony was held on 6 May at the Conference Room of the…

Buhler, AFEX, and FCT partner with IITA on agricultural productivity