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The Maize Association of Nigeria celebrated its 30th Anniversary on 21 March at Arewa Conference Ha…

IITA Country Rep in DRC, Zoumana Bamba (left), and National Minister of Agriculture, Désiré M’zinga Birihanze, exchanging the signed MoU on PDL-145T technical assistance.

DRC President seeks IITA’s support to transform country’s agriculture sector

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Under the patronage of President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, IITA organ…

Plantain is a key source of income for millions of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

Study finds diverse microbial communities across agroecologies enhance plantain productivity

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Plantain (Musa spp.) is a staple food crop and a key source of income supporting the…

Cowpea is a staple in many households and one of IITA’s mandate crops.

IITA breeders to develop cowpea varieties with enhanced productivity through modern breeding approaches

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Cowpea is one of IITA‘s mandate crops, produced to reduce hunger and malnutrition in Africa, wher…

Youth boost maize production in Benin through the TAAT project

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Maize is the most important cereal crop globally in terms of quantity and area, ahead…

Africa Farming Project National Coordinator Dr Bright Isaac Okwu (left) presenting the award to DG Sanginga.

IITA wins prestigious Nigeria Farmers and Agribusiness Award for supporting agribusiness

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The Nigeria Farmers and Agribusiness Awards (NFAA) has recognized IITA as the Best Agribusiness Su…

Staff and IITA International School students celebrating IWD with a “Walk for Purpose”.

IITA celebrates women as it works towards a gender-balanced environment

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International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated globally every 8 March, recognizes and appreciates wom…

Louise Srant, introducing Mira Haddad as she shares her mentorship story.

WIRES highlights women’s career development and workplace relationship

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Women In Research And Science (WIRES), an Employee-Led Resource Group, held a webinar session on �…

IITA DDG-P4D Kenton Dashiell welcoming NASENI Coordinating Director, Planning and Business Development, Nonyem Onyechi.

IITA partners with NASENI to develop technologies for agricultural solutions

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A team of scientists, engineers, and administrators from the National Agency for Science and Enginee…

At IITA-BIP, the team learns how to protect plants from aflatoxin using Aflasafe.

Madagascar government to collaborate with IITA for agricultural solutions after natural disaster

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Delegates from the Government of Madagascar, headed by Mrs Fanjaniaina Raharinomena, the Secretary G…

BASICS-II Project Manager Prof Lateef Sanni (first from left) and other stakeholders at the National Cassava Business Summit.

BASICS-II brings together public-private stakeholders to promote sustainable cassava seed delivery in Tanzania

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The project Building Economically Sustainable Seed Systems for Cassava, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) organi…

Bela Teeken, sharing insights from research on cassava users livelihoods and their variety preferences.

GSN launches webinar series to promote gender research and its impact

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The IITA Gender Science Network (GSN) has organized a webinar series to enhance gender research an…

The “wrap and plant” or W&P technology involves enclosing potato seed in a thick absorbent paper made from banana fiber before planting.

Research shows material from banana waste can help fight destructive potato cyst nematodes

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With potato production in East Africa under increasing threat from the invasive and highly destructi…

Breeding operations staff attending the “West Africa Breeding Operations” workshop.

West Africa crop breeders boost expertise via IITA and EiB collaboration

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IITA, in collaboration with CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB), delivered two professional workshop…

The meeting participants including the Honorable Minister Hussein Mohamed Bashe, flanked by Dr Leena Tripathi (fifth from left) and Prof. Lateef Sanni (fourth from right).

IITA and BASICS-II team hold crucial meeting with Tanzanian Minister on agricultural transformation

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Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture, Honorable Hussein Mohamed Bashe, wants IITA to support the East…

During the visit: (L-R) Zero Hunger Project MEL Manager Oyewale Abioye, Zero Hunger Training Manager Bolanle Olorode, Hon. Commissioner of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dr Kester Kyenge, VCDP State Project Coordinator Emmanuel Igbaukum, and the Secretary to the VCDP SPC.

IFAD-funded Zero Hunger Project makes progress in achieving its objective in Nigeria

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As part of efforts to realize IITA’s Zero Hunger initiative (ZHI) partnership with FGN/IFAD-VCDP …

Trainees sourcing materials to build the mill with.

Zero Hunger Project installs model wet hammer mill in Benue State