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29 March 2010 Afrol news: Nigerian scientists to revolutionise cowpea breeding
Researcher Eugene Agbicodo at IITA, who carried out the genetic analysis of drought-tolerance in cowpea and subsequently constructed a linkage map of the crop, identified portions on the cowpea genome where genes that have effects on drought-tolerance and resistance to bacterial blight could be located.
29 March 2010 Seedquest: Nestlé Joins forces with the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture to improve the livelihoods of African farmers
Speaking during a courtesy visit to the IITA, the Executive Vice President (Operations and GLOBE) for Nestlé S. A. of Switzerland, Mr. José Lopez said the collaboration with IITA was in tandem with Nestlé principle of Creating Shared Value for business and society.
29 March 2010 East Africa Business Week: Scientists move to control cassava diseases
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is intensifying its efforts to find a sustainable solution to controlling populations of the whitefly, Bemisa tabaci that destroys cassava in sub Saharan Africa.
29 March 2010 Africa Press Agency: Scientists get closer to developing tools that will fast track cowpea breeding
A similar work was reported by researchers at the University of California, Riverside and researchers at the two institutions are comparing notes on the outcomes of their research to see areas of agreement, according to Christian Fatokun, Cowpea Breeder, who supervised the work at IITA.
29 March 2010 SeedQuest: Scientists get closer to developing tools that will fast track cowpea breeding
Fatokun described the work as a milestone as scientists seek ways to fast track cowpea improvement.
29 March 2010 Modern Ghana:Scientists get closer to developing tools that will fast track cowpea breeding
Fatokun described the work as a milestone as scientists seek ways to fast track cowpea improvement.
28 March 2010 Next: Scientists close to developing drought-resistant cowpeas
The IITA announced on Friday that Eugene Agbicodo, the institute’s Lukas Brader postgraduate fellow, has identified portions on the cowpea genome - a set of genetic information where genes that have effects on drought-tolerance and resistance and to bacterial blight, could be located.
25 March 2010 Next: Researchers seek more support for agriculture
Dr. Paula Bramel, IITA's Deputy-Director, Research, while receiving the delegation, reiterated the institute's goals of reducing poverty in Africa.
25 March 2010 Afrique Avenir: Expert lauds IITA contributions to boosting food production in sub-Sahara Africa
The Chairman of the technical sub-committee of the Crop Varieties Release in Nigeria, Professor Peter Oyekan, says the research efforts of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria was yielding positive results toward boosting food production in Nigeria and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
25 March 2010 Afrique en ligne: Agriculture: 'IITA research work yielding good results in Sub-Saharan Africa'
Professor Peter Oyekan, Chairman, Technical Sub-Committee of Crop Varieties Release in Nigeria, made the observation when he visited the IITA headquarters in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria.

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