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About us

Africa has complex problems that plague agriculture and people’s lives. We develop agricultural solutions with our partners to tackle hunger and poverty. Our award winning research-for-development (R4D) is based on focused, authoritative thinking anchored on the development needs of sub-Saharan Africa. We work with partners in Africa and beyond to reduce producer and consumer risks, enhance crop quality and productivity, and generate wealth from agriculture. IITA is an international non-profit R4D organization since 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and supported primarily by the CGIAR (www.cgiar.org).

IITA crops
- Global: Cowpea, Soybean, Bananas, Plantain, and Yams
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Cassava and Maize

Useful reference material


IITA Annual Report 2008/09


   An Approach to Hunger and Poverty Reduction for
Sub-Saharan Africa.
English, French, Portuguese

- The CGIAR’s super jumbo, will it fly? [HTML | DOC  280KB | PDF 168KB]
- Africa: It's possible! [PDF - 480KB]
- IITA info leaflet (English version - HTML | PDF 489KB)
- Bulletin d'info de l’IITA (French version - HTML | PDF 475KB)
- Program and Management Review 2007 (6th EPMR)
- IITA Video
- For more see publications

Contact info

Headquarters
IITA-Nigeria Ibadan,
PMB 5320, Ibadan
Oyo State, Nigeria
Tel: +234 2 7517472, (0)8039784000, (0)8055055954, (0)8034035281, (0)8034035282, (0)8034035283
VOIP via USA: 1-201-6336094 
Fax: INMARSAT: 873761798636
E-mail:
iita@cgiar.org
International mailing address:
IITA, Carolyn House,
26 Dingwall Road, Croydon CR9 3EE, UK