IITA News no. 2496 Archives

Researchers support district experts and farmers in Climate Risk Profiling

The agriculture sector in Uganda is largely rain fed; this includes Nwoya District located within the Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda. Drought and floods, exacerbated by climate change, present significant and increasing risks to agricultural production in the district, which according to the five-year district development plan employs 98 percent of the population. The CGIAR Research…

Governor of Mai-Ndombe Province in DRC seeks IITA’s support

On 5 July, IITA-Kinshasa hosted the Governor of Mai-Ndombe Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr Paul Mputu Boleilanga. Agriculture Provincial Minister, Faustin Mbanzami and Environment Provincial Minister, Marius Trésor Boleko, accompanied Governor Boleilanga as he met with IITA-DRC Country Representative, Zoumana Bamba, and other IITA senior staff to discuss agriculture and fishing potentials…

RMRDC partners with IITA to train FCT farmers on Best agronomic practices

To ensure that agricultural products meet international market standards, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), in collaboration with IITA, held a sensitization workshop for members of the Federation of Agricultural Commodities Association of Nigeria (FACAN) on Wednesday, 15 May 2019 at the RMRDC Conference Room in Abuja. Beatrice Aighewi, IITA-Abuja Yam Seed System…

IITA wins NIRSAL Agricultural Value Chain Award

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has presented IITA with the Agricultural Value Chain Award. The presentation of the award was held on 23 May in a ceremony at Statement Hotel, Central Business District, Abuja. NIRSAL nominated IITA in recognition of the Institute’s contribution to increased agricultural production and value addition in…

Visiting Scientist discusses transfer of technologies on yam breeding between IITA and Jamaican Institution

Ryan Francis, Head of Biotechnology Department, Product Research and Development Division of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Jamaica, is on a visit to IITA. He is visiting from 15 to 27 July and is exploring opportunities for partnership and transfer of technologies across institutions. Francis is representing SRC in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy…

The Ambassador of the United States to Cameroon visits IITA-Cameroon

His Excellency, Peter Henry Barlerin, the Ambassador of the United States to Cameroon and five members of his team visited the IITA Cameroon Station on 12 July. During the visit, the Ambassador’s first to IITA, he learnt about various projects implemented in the context of the Congo Basin Institute (CBI) with US partners. The Ambassador…