News
16 July 2010 Scientists Mount a “Sting Operation” in Thailand to Tackle a Devastating Pest Outbreak
30 June 2010 Zanzibar shows way in the battle against cassava disease
23 June 2010 Aflasafe™ offers win-win formula for farmers, investors
05 June 2010 Making Kenyan maize safe from deadly aflatoxins
24 May 2010 Africa’s agricultural postharvest losses offer opportunity for the private sector
10 May 2010 Clash of the mites: IITA, partners hot on the heels of destructive coconut pest
28 April 2010 FAO commends IITA on Cassava Value Chain Development project
16 April 2010 Improved cowpea varieties hit Nigeria’s savanna region
09 April 2010 Online R4D Review Edition 4 and IITA Annual Report 2009/10 now live!
05 April 2010 Ghanaian farmers get new quality protein, drought-tolerant, and Striga-resistant maize varieties
01 April 2010 Cassava myths and half-truths: how they hinder the potential of the crop in Africa
30 March 2010 Nestlé explores possible collaboration with IITA to improve plight of African farmers
28 March 2010 Researchers closer to developing tools that will fast-track cowpea breeding
26 March 2010 Research by IITA is yielding positive results
24 March 2010 African Musa under attack!
19 March 2010 More Nigerian farmers to get improved cassava planting materials
16 March 2010 IITA advances biocontrol of whitefly to stop spread of deadly viral cassava diseases
05 March 2010 Thailand taps IITA expertise as cassava mealybug invades country
25 February 2010 African countries unite against deadly banana diseases
22 February 2010 Private sector firms join forces to combat weeds menace
15 February 2010 New varieties to boost maize output, food security in West & Central Africa
09 February 2010 Moderate fertilizer use could double African banana yields, IITA study shows
01 February 2010 Yam research in West & Central Africa gets EU funding support
25 January 2010 All eyes on black-eyed peas: Experts to meet for World Cowpea Research Conference in September 2010
22 January 2010 IITA to train experts, policy makers on managing deadly banana diseases
13 January 2010 IITA to intensify fight against deadly cassava disease in sub-Saharan Africa supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
04 January 2010 Changing lives, improving fortunes of farmers in Africa's savanna
18 December 2009 New processing centres raise cassava’s outlook in Sierra Leone
01 December 2009 Impact study links agricultural research with poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa
26 November 2009 Banana-coffee mix boosts farmers' incomes by 50 percent - Study
16 November 2009 Maize farmers enjoy better grains with Aflasafe
09 November 2009 Q&A: The DG on IITA's challenges, impact, the food crisis, and adapting to change
02 November 2009 Regional action sought for expedited release of improved seeds in West Africa
30 October 2009 From black gold to green gold: Cassava to power Nigeria's drive to Top 20 in 2020
27 October 2009 PROSAB gives northern Nigeria farmers hope of a brighter future
23 October 2009 Africa can feed itself
19 October 2009 IITA establishes Southern Africa Administrative Hub in Zambia
16 October 2009 World Food Day '09: The role of agricultural research in fighting food insecurity & poverty
14 October 2009 IITA holds World Food Day Forum in Zambia
12 October 2009 Op-Ed: Why the CGIAR reforms may not achieve intended impact — IITA DG
01 October 2009 Tapping Africa's 'green gold' for food and livelihoods
21 September 2009 IITA develops biopesticide against major cabbage pest in West Africa
11 September 2009 Research by IITA is improving the fortunes of Nigerian farmers — Kano Governor
07 September 2009 CIDA-IITA project ups farmers' incomes in northern Nigeria by 81 per cent
01 September 2009 Two diseases could wipe out African bananas, experts step up control efforts
20 August 2009 East Africa flexes 'Green Muscle' against locust attacks
18 August 2009 We have no plans to relocate from Nigeria - IITA DDG
15 August 2009 Scientists closer to developing dual-resistance cassava
11 August 2009 Improving cross-border trade to enhance food security in East Africa
05 August 2009 IITA, partners step up efforts to save native African cassava
30 July 2009 Farmers more keen on yield potential of GM crops than risks – Study
24 July 2009 Nigerian government receives blueprint for doubling maize production
21 July 2009 UPoCA secures market for Nigerian cassava farmers
13 July 2009 IITA to set up online Market Information System in Sudan
07 July 2009 IITA initiates field trials of novel yam-growing technique
26 June 2009 New resistant soybean offers respite from Asian rust disease
20 May 2009 IITA ships more seeds to global vault in June
12 May 2009 KKM Project spurs demand for improved seeds
28 April 2009 Breakthrough in battle against aflatoxin in African food crops
23 April 2009 Public-private partnership crucial to revitalize agriculture in Africa
18 April 2009 An Open Letter to Nigeria
11 April 2009 Banana wilt research by IITA, partners in international Plant Disease Journal
04 April 2009 Seed companies: 'Drought-tolerant maize makes farming profitable'
21 March 2009 Out now: Annotated Bibliography of IITA Publications on Mycotoxins
17 March 2009 USAID-IITA Project to develop cassava recipes for better health and nutrition
05 March 2009 Cowpea growers see 55 per cent jump in profits from improved varieties
15 February 2009 New yam-growing technique promises more food, income for farmers
04 February 2009 Mysterious Liberian insect plague identified
28 January 2009 Gabon partners with Nigeria, IITA to develop cassava sector
16 January 2009 Public announcement
09 January 2009 USAID-IITA project to boost cassava production in SSA by 30 per cent
18 December 2008 MORE YIELD, LESS CROP LOSS FROM NEW STRIGA-RESISTANT MAIZE
05 December 2008 IITA WINS CGIAR 08 SCIENCE AWARDS
25 November 2008 BIGGER PROFITS, BETTER PRODUCT FROM NEW CASSAVA FLASH DRYER
17 November 2008 R4D WEEK 2008: IITA HIGHLIGHTS OUTCOMES, PLANS NEXT STEPS
03 November 2008 FARMERS GET BETTER YIELDS FROM NEW DROUGHT-TOLERANT CASSAVA
25 October 2008 Re-strategizing cassava breeding to target emerging markets
16 October 2008 Africa's move out of poverty
11 October 2008 African banana farmers urged to cash in on local markets
09 October 2008 Ireland to step up support to IITA in fight against hunger
06 October 2008 IITA launches R4D Review
05 October 2008 First ever Pan-Africa Banana Conference opens in Kenya
30 September 2008 Home-stretch to Banana Conference 2008
22 September 2008 Forging ahead: Drought-Tolerant Maize in Africa
13 September 2008 Banana Conference 2008: Book your spot now!
05 September 2008 IITA program helping revitalize Liberia's cocoa sector
28 August 2008 IITA being tapped for West Africa aquatic weed control thrust
22 August 2008 Controlling crop pests with nematodes
20 August 2008 IITA to receive €640,000 Irish Aid funding
23 July 2008 Gates Foundation sponsors Banana Conference
21 July 2008 Increasing maize production in West Africa
08 July 2008 AfDB and IITA Discuss Food Crisis
04 July 2008 New Agriculturist: Africa's banana jamboree
20 June 2008 IITA and food security
13 June 2008 AFP - New technique could treble Africa's rice output: institute
10 June 2008 IITA in CNN
05 June 2008 Bountiful rice harvest from 'Sawah' system
12 May 2008 Hartmann at the UN
05 May 2008 The witch is dead
28 April 2008 Charting the Future of Banana in Africa
07 April 2008 The Hat Man who helps Africa
29 February 2008 New propagation techniques boost Ghana banana-plantain production
28 February 2008 More Grains, Richer Soil for Africa
04 February 2008 Pri zagotavljanju svetovne oskrbe s prehrano kljucno vlogo igramo tudi Slovenci
31 January 2008 African seed first to arrive Norway on route to Arctic seed vault
23 January 2008 World’s food locked in vault
17 January 2008 New IITA Research to Help Development of Striga-resistant Cowpea
17 January 2008 New IITA Research to Help Development of Striga-resistant Cowpea
11 January 2008 New plantain and banana cultivars improve crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa
05 December 2007 Oyo State Police Commissioner Visits IITA.
26 October 2007 Swiss Ambassador visits IITA
25 October 2007 Africa will experience green revolution sooner than expected-
23 October 2007 Satellite imagery to predict cassava yield in Nigeria
15 September 2007 Commercial soybean production now in vogue in Borno State
31 July 2007 IITA/Gatsby innovations on cowpea production impact on farmers in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria
26 July 2007 IITA response to General Staff Association action
02 July 2007 Scientists found solution for aflatoxin contamination
18 June 2007 Farmers embrace dry season cowpea production technology in Niger Republic
12 June 2007 The role of inputs and productivity in agricultural development in Africa
21 May 2007 Cassava, the king crop
21 May 2007 Facing up to food crisis in sub-Saharan Africa: the challenges, gaps, and role of agricultural policies
09 May 2007 Musa Conference - first announcement
24 April 2007 Solution found for cassava root-rot devastation in Africa
06 April 2007 Masinda cassava factory: Success in public/private/partnership
07 February 2007 Saving the African pod of protein from bugs: the journey so far
29 January 2007 Africa’s farmers will have room to grow
16 January 2007 New look for Agriculturist
08 January 2007 IITA aircraft incident
22 December 2006 Grant for Cassava Promotion in Africa
18 December 2006 IITA - Award winning science
14 December 2006 Controversies in science
09 December 2006 GM bananas to fight wilt in Africa
24 November 2006 IITA scientists charged to re-position African agriculture for better productivity
14 November 2006 IITA/UEMOA partenariat pour la sécurité alimentaire
05 October 2006 2006 IITA-GCP Bioinformatics workshop
25 September 2006 New cassava genotypes 2nd nomination
19 September 2006 Paula Bramel quoted in Times magazine article
19 September 2006 Biotechnology opportunities in Nigeria
18 September 2006 African leaders articulate a common vision
13 September 2006 Development of superior cassava cultivars in Ghana by farmers and scientists
07 September 2006 Developing a Nigerian-made flash dryer