For a long time, stereotype threat has kept women and girls from unleashing their full potential. Women begin to perceive themselves as risks rather than positive addition to society. This has limited their performance in all aspects of life, including their families and careers. To address the issue of stereotypes, the Women In Research and Science (WIRES) ERG and Gender, Diversity and
The Embassy of the Norwegian Kingdom in Mali has granted additional funding to the CSAT-Mali project to expand its activities to other localities. The new agreement was officially signed on 17 March during a visit of Her Excellency the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Mali, Mrs Rigmor Elianne Koti, to the IITA Sahel Hub based in Bamako. During an entire
A new approach to controlling weeds in cassava will make life easier for millions of women smallholder farmers who produce the majority of the crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Weeding is a tedious activity for smallholder farmers, but a new cutting-edge weed control method holds the promise of freeing women farmers from the drudgery of controlling weeds using the hoe
Yellow maize varieties are widely grown particularly in tropical lowlands of West and Central Africa, and they contain very low levels of provitamin A. CGIAR-IITA, in fulfilling its mandate to transform agriculture and increase food production, is developing a wide range of staple varieties and bio-fortified crops that address micronutrient deficiencies. Using conventional breeding techniques, IITA researchers harnessed the novel genes
At the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference in India, organized to commemorate the International Year of Millet 2023, the Integrated Agriculture Activity (IAA) highlighted the efforts of USAID and implementing partner IITA in ensuring food security in northeast Nigeria. The International Millet Conference took place on 18-19 March at the Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. The conference was themed “Enhancing Productivity and
Towering greens in forests provide a wide range of products and services crucial to the mental, social, and physical health of billions of people worldwide. The International Day of Forests (IDF), celebrated every 21 March to advocate for global support to conserve forests and forest resources, took IITA Forest Center to Olokemeji, a local community in South-West Nigeria. The event, which took
IITA–CGIAR initiated a new project, IITA BBEST, to improve urban sanitation and address the problem of waste management and sustainable supply of feed and organic fertilizers. The project was officially launched in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by Jules Ngondili, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development representative, on 15 March in Kinshasa. In his speech, Ngondili applauded the initiative
The USAID Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Social Accountability (MELSA) team has begun a field-based monitoring (FBM) exercise for the Integrated Agriculture Activity (IAA) implementing states in Nigeria. The exercise commenced on 20 March in communities in Borno and Yobe states, after which the team will move to Adamawa and Gombe states in April. The exercise aims to verify the Activity’s