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05 July 2010 Afrique en ligne: Nigeria commends IITA over strides in cassava production
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), based in Ibadan, south west Nigeria, has been commended by the Nigerian government for its contribution towards cassava enterprise development, as the country intensifies the campaign to diversify its economy.
05 July 2010 The Citizen: New cassava varieties give farmers new hopes
In collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Zanzibar scientists started a breeding programme to develop cassava varieties resistant to the two diseases. Their efforts paid off and in almost a record four-year research, four varieties were released in 2007.
04 July 2010 Guardian: IITA Challenges Youths In School Science Quiz
Dr. John S. Peacock, an IITA research scientist, underscored the need to respond positively to the concerns about increasing loss of biodiversity by saying that, a report from the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) disclosed that, last year alone, $100 million worth of Iroko trees were poached in Nigeria.
04 July 2010 Punch: Nigeria commends IITA over strides in cassava production
The commendation was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye, during the inauguration of a Gari Processing Center in Lafia, Nasarawa State .
03 July 2010 Modern Ghana: Nigeria commends IITA over strides in cassava value addition
The Nigerian government has lauded IITA’s contribution towards cassava enterprise development, as the country intensifies the campaign to diversify its economy.
02 July 2010 UN Relief Web: Nigeria commends IITA over strides in cassava value addition
Prof. Lateef Sanni, IITA-CFC Project Coordinator, emphasized that the development of value chain projects seek to shift the country's attention from oil,—a commodity that currently provides more than 90 per cent of the country's revenue—generate employment and create sustainable wealth.
02 July 2010 All Africa.com: FG Urges Agencies to Adhere to Standards
Dr Latif Sanni, the Project Coordinator of IITA, commended the efforts of the Netherland-based CFC, saying that it demonstrated an unflinching support to promote sustainable business in the developing world.
29 June 2010 Tribune: 'Cameroon now has abundant cassava ’
Using conventional breeding methods, IITA has produced improved varieties with multiple resistances to diseases, pests, low cyanide content, short crop cycle, and high yield, and in some cases, resistance to drought.
25 June 2010 New Agriculturist: Bio-control developed to combat deadly maize contamination
..."A. flavus strains are either toxigenic (produce aflatoxin) or atoxigenic (do not produce aflatoxin)," explains Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, a plant pathologist with International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and one of the developers of the bio-control.
25 June 2010 The Nation: NRCRI needs N500m yearly for research
The institute in collaboration with IITA has developed and released to farmers a total of 29 cassava varieties. The most recent include the 12 new varieties released between 2005 – 2009. They are: TME 419, TMS 97/2205, TMS98/0505, TMS 98/0510, TMS 98/058, NR 87/184, TMS 96/1632, TMS 92/0057, TMS 98/0002, TMS 92/0326,NR 93/0199 and NR 96/1089A.

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