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JUST IN: Makinde seeks collaboration with Oyo Assembly to tackle corruption

Governor Seyi Makinde has reiterated his administration's readiness to partner and work harmoniously with the Oyo State House of Assembly…

5 years ago

Obasanjo, Ajimobi inaugurate projects at IITA, aimed at accelerating agricultural research

• As IITA presents agricultural policy framework to Oyo state   Nigeria’s former President and IITA Goodwill Ambassador, Chief Olusegun…

6 years ago

Oyo governor–elect, Makinde unveils plan on agric

Oyo state governor-elect, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde on Monday pledged to give agricultural development priority attention when he is sworn-in on…

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

What Nigeria needs to worry about, by Obasanjo

… As Sultan of Sokoto called for more funding to research and extension   Nigeria’s changing demography driven by rapid…

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

Tackling youth unemployment: Cote d’Ivoire sends mission to Nigeria to tap IITA youth agripreneur model

Cote d’Ivoire, Africa’s largest cocoa producer, has sent a delegation to Nigeria to understudy the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture…

6 years ago

World Food Day: How IITA is addressing food security in Africa, by IITA Boss

Research outputs by Africa Food Prize winner, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and its national partners are helping…

6 years ago

NIGERIA: Political will, joint efforts needed to reverse losses of N450bn in GDP due to malnutrition

• As HarvestPlus announces Nutritious Food Fair in Lagos   Efforts to address malnutrition in Nigeria require both collective and political…

6 years ago