Cassava

IITA: Leveraging digital tools to scale cassava weed management recommendations to farmers

The various digital tools developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to scale agronomic recommendations and help farmers…

4 years ago

Extension Services Providers Gradually Resume Training of Farmers while Adhering to COVID-19 Safety Measures

Extension agents working under the Justice Development and Peace Movement (JDPM), Oyo and the University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM) have…

4 years ago

“Father of Cassava”, Dixon proffers strategies on how researchers can disseminate agricultural innovations at scale

The Director of the Development and Delivery Office of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Alfred Dixon, has…

5 years ago

IITA-ACAI to train 30,000 farmers in Abia, Benue, Oyo, Osun, Ogun

About 30,000 farmers from Abia, Benue, Oyo, Ogun and Osun states will benefit from the training on the Six Steps…

5 years ago

Obasanjo urges DR Congo to invest in agriculture to help Africa cut $50billion food import bill

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to invest in agriculture and…

5 years ago

Nigerian farmers can now obtain free advisory services on cassava production via mobile phone

Nigerian farmers can now access extension and advisory services related to weed control, best planting practices and other aspects of…

6 years ago

ACAI/IITA-CWMP signs MoU with Viamo to promote ‘Six Steps’ toolkit via mobile phones

 The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI)/IITA- Cassava Weed Management Project has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Viamo to promote…

6 years ago

ACAI, GIZ/ SEDIN organizes training for 35 lead farmers, trainers to boost cassava yield

Recognizing the devastation caused by weeds to cassava farming systems, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) has organized training of…

6 years ago

TAAT, ACAI join forces to deliver improved technologies on cassava to farmers

THE Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) and African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) trained persons drawn from universities, research institutes,…

6 years ago

Sudan, IITA sign MoU on cassava transformation

The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga said today that a collaboration between…

6 years ago