IITA Forest Center has been making positive headlines in reforestation since 2015. In a recently published scientific paper, IITA Forest Center reports its groundbreaking impacts over the last eight years. These impacts cut across the environmental, social, and economic spaces, significantly contributing to the accomplishment of SDG 13 and 15 in positive climate solutions and improved life on land. As
Agri-food value chains (AVCs) have experienced tremendous growth and transformation in the last two decades in developing regions. This transformation has created huge markets for farmers and employment opportunities in food processing, wholesale, and logistics. Saweda Tasie, Visiting Scientist at IITA from Michigan State University and Market Economist, delivered research findings on market links between value chain actors and small-scale
Stakeholders from the Republic of Benin and across Africa are organizing a summit to draw a seed roadmap for the West African countries. The consortium includes the Government of Benin, the African Development Bank (AfDB) funded Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), the IITA Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) project, the Sasakawa Africa Association
Cassava farmers participating in the recently concluded Radio IITA Farmers Outreach expressed their profound appreciation for the newfound knowledge that promises to significantly enhance their farming practices. The outreach, a collaboration with the IITA Cassava Breeding Unit, provided the farmers with valuable insights into advanced cassava farming techniques and value addition. In her opening remarks, Dajie Odok, the Radio IITA
The Sector Counsellor of Food and Agriculture at the Royal Danish Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria, Sanne Chipeta, and a Danish investor in Nigeria, Snorri Sigurdsson, stated that access to land, education, and finance is crucial in getting young people to embrace agriculture and succeed in their ventures. Speaking recently, when they visited the IITA Youth in Agribusiness (IYA) Office at the
In Burundi, a new project is rapidly transforming the agricultural sector, bringing many farmers hope, prosperity, and improved food security. The Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative Rapid Delivery Hub (AID-I GLR) Project—locally dubbed Kugwiza Project (which means ‘to increase’ in Kirundi)—through its partnership with the International Potato Center (CIP) and local and international scaling organizations, including World Vision, Welthungerhilfe (WHH), One
IITA is thrilled to announce that IITA Eastern Africa Hub Director and Biotechnology Program Lead Leena Tripathi has been elected a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). This prestigious recognition celebrates her significant contributions to bioscience and agricultural biotechnology. Tripathi’s outstanding research efforts have earned her this distinction from the AAS Governing Council following rigorous evaluations of nominations
Combining cutting-edge laboratory testing and training facilities with cross-sector experts to support development of advanced soil health and fertilizer technologies in West Africa and the Sahel. The Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health for West Africa and the Sahel has officially opened today at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria, to significantly enhance agricultural