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IITA in the News

21 April 2010 The African Executive: Nigeria Releases Two New Cowpea Varieties
“It also has a yield advantage of at least 80% over the local varieties,” says Dr Alpha Kamara, IITA’s Agronomist, who is leading efforts to rapidly disseminate the varieties to farmers.
20 April 2010 Nigerian Blog: Nigerian scientists introduce two new cowpea varieties
“IT89KD-391 is a welcome improvement over SAMPEA 7, Ife brown, IT90K-76, and IT90K-82-2 which are the main improved brown-seeded varieties available,” Hakeem
Ajeigbe, an IITA extension/dissemination specialist, added. “It has been tested extensively in this area and is well-accepted by the farmers.
20 April 2010 The Nation: IITA develops high-breed maize to boost vitamin A
In its Research and Development Review, the institute stated that over 100 million Africans who rely on cereal-based diets such as maize have sub-optimal vitamin A intake.
20 April 2010 Tribune: Private sector firms join forces against lurking menace of weeds
“This initiative will not only control weeds but will also create jobs in rural communities and boost yield,” stated Dr. Gbassey Tarawali, Project Manager, IITA – Markets Cassava Value Chain Project.
19 April 2010 Leadership: FG Releases New Cowpea Varieties
Dr. Alpha Kamara an agronomist at the international lnstitute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, said that It has a yield advantage of at least 80 per cent over the local varieties, the nematode-resistant variety was said to be "an equally good candidate for sowing in cereals or as a relay crop with maize in the moist and dry savannah zones, as well as for high grain production in the dry season.
19 April 2010 Punch: IITA, others release improved cowpea varieties
“It also has a yield advantage of at least 80 per cent over the local varieties,‘‘ said Dr Alpha Kamara, IITA‘s Agronomist, who is leading efforts to rapidly disseminate the varieties to farmers.
19 April 2010 Afrique Avenir: Int’l research institute, other agencies release two new cowpea varieties
“It also has a yield advantage of at least 80 per cent over the local varieties,” said Dr Alpha Kamara, IITA’s Agronomist, who is leading efforts to rapidly disseminate the varieties to farmers.
19 April 2010 African Press Agency news: Int’l research institute, other agencies release two new cowpea varieties
’’It has been tested extensively in this area and is well accepted by the farmers,” said Dr Hakeem Ajeigbe, IITA Extension/Dissemination Specialist.
19 April 2010 NBF News: IITA, OTHERS RELEASE IMPROVED COWPEA VARIETIES
“It also has a yield advantage of at least 80 per cent over the local varieties,‘‘ said Dr Alpha Kamara, IITA‘s Agronomist, who is leading efforts to rapidly disseminate the varieties to farmers.
19 April 2010 Next: Nigerian scientists introduce two new cowpea varieties
“IT89KD-391 is a welcome improvement over SAMPEA 7, Ife brown, IT90K-76, and IT90K-82-2 which are the main improved brown-seeded varieties available,” Hakeem Ajeigbe, an IITA extension/dissemination specialist, added. “It has been tested extensively in this area and is well-accepted by the farmers.

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