IITA News no. 2588 Archives

American Phytopathological Society honors IITA scientist with Fellowship

American Phytopathological Society honors IITA scientist as a Fellow

IITA Principal Plant Pathologist Ranajit Bandyopadhyay has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society (APS). He will receive the award in July 2021 during the APS annual meeting. APS grants this honor only to a few members to recognize distinguished contributions to plant pathology. Fellow recognition is based on significant contributions in…

GIZ–GIAE and IITA target job creation and increased maize and cassava productivity in Nigeria

The Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector Program (GIAE) – Nigeria is launching an 18-month project to boost maize and cassava production and create jobs for youth and women in the value chains. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) implements GIAE on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation…

African Yam Bean (AYB): Rehabilitating a leguminous crop with many uses

To revitalize underutilized crops in Africa, the “Bean-preneur” team organized exploratory interviews with African Yam Bean (AYB) growers and non-AYB growers in Nigeria to identify its cultivation and utilization challenges. They also used the opportunity to create more awareness about AYB’s economic and nutritional benefits among farmers and other stakeholders. In the southwestern part of…

Food security: Scaling innovation towards banana production in Rwanda

To improve food security in banana production in Rwanda, IITA has commenced a project titled “Multiplatform delivery of co-developed tools for national control and prevention of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) in Rwanda: Scaling innovation for enhanced Banana production and Food Security – ICT4BXW@Scale ” In Rwanda, banana is the leading staple food and source of…