IITA and partners organized an annual CocoaSoils forum themed “Looking back and moving forward: Overview of results, achievements, and key learnings” on 12 May. The conference highlighted the progress achieved and defined priorities for the program’s next phase. During the welcome address, the Director R4D, Central Africa and Natural Resource Management, Bernard Vanlauwe, said the forum aims to support the private and
Some beneficiaries of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded Zero Hunger Project in Nigeria’s Ogun State have commended IITA for empowering them through training on wet hammer mill fabrication. This technology empowers cassava processors and feed millers to maximize the cassava processing value chain. The training, held in Odeda Local Government Area at the Oye Steel Global Construction company, lasted five
IITA Tanzania, researchers, farmers, and agricultural stakeholders in Coastal and Dar es Salaam regions convened at Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Kibaha campus for a farmer field day event organized by TARI Kibaha in May. The campus was in a festive mood with different exhibitions for more than 100 attendees. The farmers were introduced to IITA agricultural innovations, including the Plant
The IITA-developed aflatoxin biocontrol technology, Aflasafe, has won the Best Innovative Research Project at the World BioProtection Awards 2022. The dry spore innovation, one of the Institute’s technologies for solving the problem of aflatoxin contamination in crops such as maize, soybean, and groundnut, won the award in a category shortlisting 38 finalists from 32 different organizations. With the generic name Aflasafe, the
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – 21 June 2022 – A new Regional Integrated Initiative in West and Central Africa entitled ‘Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa’(TAFS-WCA) that focuses on nutritious, safe, climate-adapted and market-driven food systems is being unveiled at the Stakeholders Engagement and Launch Workshop in West Africa, 21-22 June 2022, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The TAFS-WCA is
This global research and development effort will help increase the productivity of mixed farming systems for more food, nutrition, and income security The new CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems (SI-MFS) was launched at an inception meeting held at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from May 31 to June 2, 2022. The three-year
As climate change-induced disasters surge around the world, it is the people of the least developed countries paying the bulk of the costs. According to the International Disaster Database, the number of disasters across the globe has risen by 74.5% — comparing data from 1980–1999 with 2000–2019 — and these numbers are expected to increase due to the most recent
CGIAR is seeking to fill one ISDC member vacancy to join seven other current serving members who represent a diverse group of recognized experts in their respective fields, one of which persons serves as ISDC Chair. The preferred commencement date for the selected appointee is 1 October 2022. To assist CGIAR to maintain an overall ISDC member composition that well positions ISDC to deliver on