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IITA in the News

18 March 2010 Ghana Web: MOFA staff builds capacity to control locust invasion
Mr Cyprian Atcha, an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) trainer, IITA, urged MOFA to stock-pile the pesticide for distribution to farmers.
18 March 2010 Peace FM: MOFA staff builds capacity to control locust invasion
Mr Cyprian Atcha, an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) trainer, IITA, urged MOFA to stock-pile the pesticide for distribution to farmers.
17 March 2010 Soyatech, USA: New Research to Develop Corn Hybrids' Resistance to Parasitic Weed
Scientists at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in partnership with scientists in the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and the National Institute of Agricultural Research in Benin Republic investigated the relationship between the genetic diversity of maize inbred lines having different levels of resistance to Striga and the performance of their hybrids under parasite infestation.
17 March 2010 Joy Online, Ghana: CRI introduces 12 new improved crop varieties
...It took CRI about four years to come out with such varieties. The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture provided the funds for the research.
17 March 2010 Ghana Business News: Crop Research Institute introduces 12 new improved crop varieties
...It took CRI about four years to come out with such varieties. The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture provided the funds for the research.
15 March 2010 Newswise, US: Developing Weed Resistance in Corn Hybrids
...Scientists at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in partnership with scientists in the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and the National Institute of Agricultural Research in Benin Republic investigated the relationship between the genetic diversity of maize inbred lines having different levels of resistance to Striga and the performance of their hybrids under parasite infestation.
14 March 2010 FANRPAN: Agricultural reforms in Tanzania to kill cash crops, govt warned
...An agricultural economist with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Dr Victor Manyong said unless the government improves rural roads, production costs will continue to scare away people who would wish to invest in agriculture. “In the event that farmers and traders do not get appropriate incentives, our products cannot compete at the global market due to high production costs,” said Dr Manyong.
12 March 2010 Nation: Farmers, lawmaker challenge govt on crop production
He explained that the IITA must work with farmers in Kano, Bauchi, kaduna and Borno states as well as Abuja to adopt farm-best practices to boost production.
11 March 2010 The Citizen Daily, Tanzania: Agricultural reforms in Tanzania to kill cash crops,govt warned
...An agricultural economist with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Dr Victor Manyong said unless the government improves rural roads, production costs will continue to scare away people who would wish to invest in agriculture.
09 March 2010 FBD: World Cocoa Foundation Launches Cocoa Livelihoods Program in Nigeria
The Cocoa Livelihoods Program is managed by the World Cocoa Foundation and implemented through a consortium of five organizations including Agribusiness Services International (ASI) an ACDI/VOCA affiliate, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)/Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP), SOCODEVI and TechnoServe.
09 March 2010 Cassava blog: Agencies unite to boost cassava production
The agency, also working with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), provided a thousand-hectare worth of cassava stems to farmers last year through private public partnership, and supported the processing farm with more raw materials to help the company run on full capacity.

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