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IITA-Kalambo conducts training on nutrition for women

As part of gender activities and partly in celebration of International Women’s Month, IITA-Kalambo conducted a series of training for local partners working with women in the community. IITA scientists Renee Bullock and Patchimaporn Udomkun coordinated and facilitated a two-part training to build the capacity of trainers and sensitize Panzi hospital residents on basic principles…

Making large scale-cassava drying technologies work for small-scale processors

One of the greatest challenges facing smallholder farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs in processing cassava is drying. Many of them rely on sun-drying which limits processing during the rainy season as well as affects the overall quality. As a result they are not able to supply their produce to industries which need regular, all-year-round supply and…

Picture of L-R: Dare Odusanya, Winifred Akinpelu, Patrick Boyle, H.E. Ambassador Seán Hoy, DDG Kenton Dashiell, Katherine Lopez, David Butler, and Layi Olatunji.

Irish Ambassador visits IITA

The Ambassador of Ireland, H.E. Seán Hoy, accompanied by David Butler, Director of Sustainable Food Systems Ireland, and Patrick Boyle, Consultant, were in IITA on 13 April to explore potential collaboration between Ireland and the Institute. The visit included a brief meeting with Kenton Dashiell, Deputy Director General for Partnerships and Capacity Development, and a…

Picture of Media briefing with (L-R): J Wadsworth (Fund Council), N Sanginga (IITA), C Ojukwu, and J Chianu (AfDB).

International and national partners convene at IITA to discuss AfDB’s initiative to transform African agriculture

More than 200 leading research and development partners and experts met at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 12-14 April, to discuss a new initiative known as “Africa Feeding Africa”, or the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program. The TAAT program is a critical strategy for transforming agriculture on the continent that would ensure that Africa is…

Picture of Farmers during the field day.

Farmers’ field day demonstrates use of fertilizer and AflasafeTM technologies to revive groundnut production

IITA and the Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)-Makutupora organized a farmers’ field day in Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania to create awareness on improved farming methods to increase groundnut production in the region. Kongwa District is among the top producers of groundnut in the country; however, its production is being threatened by climate change and aflatoxin…